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Radio Cherry Bombe

The Lost Kitchen’s Erin French, Live From Cooks & Books

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Kerry Diamond, Women In Food, Women, Chefs, Society & Culture, Cherry Bombe Magazine, Entrepreneurs, Arts, Business, Food, Food Radio, Talk Radio, Careers, Radio Cherry Bombe, Restaurants, Female Chefs, Restaurateurs, Interviews, 591312

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Here’s a little year-end holiday gift for everyone: a chat with chef and author Erin French of The Lost Kitchen, the little restaurant that could in Freedom, Maine. Erin was interviewed by host Kerry Diamond at Cherry Bombe’s 2nd Annual Cooks & Books Festival in Brooklyn this past November. They talk about the restaurant’s famous “reservations” system, how Erin got her culinary chops, and the Magnolia Network series about life at The Lost Kitchen. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by Tra La La. Sign up for our newsletter here! More on Erin: The Lost Kitchen, Erin’s memoir, "The Lost Kitchen cookbook," the Erin French issue of Cherry Bombe Magazine

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Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.

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Hi everyone. You are listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb Magazine. Each week, I talk to the most interesting culinary folks around. This is our last episode of 2022, and for today's show, we're sharing a special live talk I did with Aaron French,

0:41.1

founder of the Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine, and current Cherry Bomb magazine cover girl.

0:46.8

Erin is also the author of the Lost Kitchen Cookbook and of the memoir, Finding Freedom,

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and she's the star of a Magnolia Network show about life at her restaurant.

0:57.0

My talk with Erin took place at Cherry Bomb's Cooks and Books Conference this past November

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at Ace Hotel Brooklyn. Aaron is such a warm, talented human, but what sets her part, as you will

1:07.0

soon learn, is her tenacity and conviction. Stay tuned for our chat. Some housekeeping,

1:13.0

you have a few days left to snag an early bird ticket to Cherrybaum's Jubilee Conference.

1:17.1

It's the largest gathering of women in and around the food and drinks base in the U.S.

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And it's taking place Saturday, April 15th, 2023 at Center 415 in Manhattan. 2023's Jubilee will be our 15th, 2020, at Center 415 in Manhattan.

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2023's Jubilee will be our 10th in-person Jubilee, which I cannot believe.

1:34.6

Join us for great networking, talks from the brightest food talent around,

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and delicious snacks and drinks from your favorite brands and culinary creatives.

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The last day for early bird tickets is December 31st.

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The ticket price will increase in the new year, so don't delay.

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Visit cherrybom.com to get your ticket.

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Now, let's check in with today's guest.

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I am so excited to see you outside of Maine.

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I'm excited to see me outside of Maine. I had the pleasure of

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visiting the Lost Kitchen. To do our cover story, you all have the issue in front of you. This was a

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real labor of love. It's our heart and hospitality issue. And we wanted Aaron on the cover because

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