100 WVIA Way
Pittston, PA 18640

Phone: 570-826-6144
Fax: 570-655-1180

Copyright © 2025 WVIA, all rights reserved. WVIA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Food Town

3 p.m. | It’s a Setup

3m 55s

Immediately after lunch rush, the early-riser chefs call it day. For other restaurant owners, the day is just beginning. During that afternoon golden hour when everything seems shut down downtown, chefs are behind the scenes either cleaning and closing up shop, like Ricky Moore at Saltbox Seafood Joint, or hustling in the kitchen to square away dinner service, like longtime chef Scott Howell.

Extras
Watch • 26:10
Food Town
Durham
Spend 24 hours -- sliced, fried and diced -- inside Durham’s restaurant scene.
Episode: S1 E1 | 26:10
Watch • 5:36
Food Town
3 a.m. | Wake and Bake
Setting an alarm for 3 a.m. is never fun. But some chefs do it gracefully.
Clip: 5:36
Watch • 3:15
Food Town
8 a.m. | Rise and Grind
Painstaking preparation and exceptional quality make seafood a high-end product.
Clip: 3:15
Watch • 4:18
Food Town
10:30 a.m. | Mind Behind the Menu
To open a pizzeria, a chef, his pregnant wife and two cats drove cross-country.
Clip: 4:18
Watch • 3:18
Food Town
12 p.m. | Love on the Line
Get to know the Cotters, the restaurant couple behind Durham’s Toast Paninoteca.
Clip: 3:18
Watch • 3:51
Food Town
6 p.m. | In Full Swing
Durham chefs roll out Southern hospitality over supper and cocktails.
Clip: 3:51
Watch • 3:56
Food Town
10 p.m. | Nightcap
At closing time, Durham chefs reflect on what community means to them.
Clip: 3:56
Latest Episodes
Watch • 26:10
Food Town
Durham
Spend 24 hours -- sliced, fried and diced -- inside Durham’s restaurant scene.
Episode: S1 E1 | 26:10