The Lost Kitchen’s Erin French On Finding Freedom And Finding Herself

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Every year, thousands of people clamor to eat at The Lost Kitchen, Erin French’s restaurant in Freedom, Maine, population 722. Don’t visit your favorite reservations app. The only way to snag a seat is by mailing in a postcard, and needless to say, a lot of folks come up empty-handed. Fortunately, the disappointed now have a way to console themselves, as Erin and her crew are the subjects of a new show on the Magnolia Network. Erin also penned a bestselling memoir, "Finding Freedom," that came out earlier this spring and detailed the adversity and addiction she struggled with over the years on the road to opening her restaurant. Erin took a break from her kitchen duties to talk with host Kerry Diamond about freedom, Freedom, and the resilience that fuels everything she does. Thank you to Cypress Grove, the makers of award-winning goat cheese, for supporting this episode! Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by Tra La La.

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0:00.0	It's a very fine line, but I think you can't make good food if you're in a bad place.
0:26.4	Hey, Bomb Squad, you're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond,
0:31.6	coming to you from Newsstand Studios in Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:39.5	Today's guest is Aaron French, founder of The Lost Kitchen, a very special restaurant in Freedom, Maine, a tiny town with a population of 722 people. Aaron is also the star of a Magnolia Network series named for her
0:46.7	restaurant, and she's the author of Finding Freedom, a best-selling memoir that came out earlier this
0:52.4	year. In it, Aaron details the struggles,
0:55.0	addiction, and family issues that made her who she is today. We are very lucky to have Erin with us,
1:00.9	as she is in the middle of her busy season. She is a wonderful warm person, and I can't wait for
1:05.8	you to meet her. Some Cherrybaum housekeeping. We announced the dates for our Jubilee 2020 conference. It's taking place April 2nd and 3rd in Brooklyn, New York. Early bird tickets are on sale right now. It's going to be an amazing weekend of food, drink, networking, and talks and panels with some of your favorite personalities in the food world. Past speakers have included Ina, Martha, Padma,
1:29.3	Mashama, Ruth, so many incredible people with tons of wisdom to share. Visit Cherrybaum.com
1:35.2	to snag your ticket. Today's episode is brought to you by Cypress Grove, the makers of delicious
1:41.5	American goat cheese. Mary Keene, the founder of Cypress Grove, wanted fresh goat's milk for her children,
1:47.8	so she wound up with some goats and more goats milk than she knew what to do with.
1:52.2	So Mary taught herself how to make cheese, and in the process, helped kick off an artisanal
1:57.1	cheesemaking revolution in the U.S.
1:59.9	Fast forward to today, Cypress Grove is an international
2:03.4	award-winning cheesemaker that promotes humane goat dairying, is still proudly based in California,
2:09.2	and is known for its gorgeous cheeses, like one of my absolute faves, Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog,
2:15.8	the distinctive soft-ripened goat cheese, and the new little giant,
2:20.4	a fudgy little goat cheese that's kind of like a brie.
2:24.0	Whichever Cypress Grove cheese you choose, they're all perfect for picnics, tossing into your salads,
2:29.2	or pairing with some of the luscious stone fruit that's in season right now.
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