The Lost Kitchen

"PBS short story about Erin Nash ‘cook’ in tiny township of Maine. Reservation by postcard selection. Seasonal menu. Open May-October. Online merchandise by local artisans. "

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"Need to apply for reservations like a year in advance — watched doc on it w grandma "

@kaylasapodin

"Must send postcard to get a reservation"

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"Next To Impossible To Get In. Get Reservation Through A Lottery In Spring."

@bfelt

"At The Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine, owner Erin French begins imagining dinner at 7 a.m.—but first, she checks the weather. The evening’s courses, crafted with ingredients from nearby farms, pastures, fields and waters, need to suit the season and the temperature. Maybe it’s fried green tomatoes in the summer or whole-roasted trout in the spring. Forecast in mind, she’ll design her menu based on the produce en route to her kitchen and the food she’d prefer on her own dinner plate. Her culinary combinations have drawn critical acclaim, but she shies away from “chef” as her title. She’d rather be known just as “a girl who cooks.” The Lost Kitchen has generated intense curiosity and a surge of unexpected attention. In 2014, French transformed a decrepit 1830s grist mill in her hometown with the expectation that a community-focused eatery would make her “a modest living.” By 2016, the James Beard Foundation named her a semifinalist for Best Chef in the Northeast. Add a viral Tastemade video, a new cookbook and a flurry of praise to the mix and hopeful visitors are scrambling for a table. This year, reservations for the dining room’s 40 seats booked up for the May through December season in 24 hours after 10,000 calls inundated phone lines. Freedom, a remote town of about 700 residents, has recently emerged as a dining hot spot. Even Martha Stewart arranged a visit."

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"Reservations by post card only. https://www.findthelostkitchen.com/"

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"The Lost Kitchen, Freedom, Maine A 10-course tasting menu lost in the woods Freedom, Maine: a quaint town located just an hour-and-a-half-drive from culinary capital Portland, and the site of self-taught chef Erin French’s The Lost Kitchen. Situated over a bridge, through the woods by a babbling stream, French has built a true fairytale story in a renovated 19th-century gristmill building. The chef welcomes diners into her home, to eat at wooden tables (made from old barn boards) in her kitchen. And along with her all-female team, she works with the produce (all sourced from local friends) that looks best each day. The 10-course menu might feature fried green tomatoes with buttermilk and flowering herbs. Be sure to book ahead - the space is only open between May and New Year. By Katharine Sohn"

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"As seen on CBS Sunday Morning, 10-9-22"

@artisenarae

"Reservations are hard to get, meal 12 courses, $195"

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"📷️ saved from instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CCo9iAplUgZ"

@apollock

"A 10-course tasting menu lost in the woods Freedom, Maine: a quaint town located just an hour-and-a-half-drive from culinary capital Portland, and the site of self-taught chef Erin French’s The Lost Kitchen. Situated over a bridge, through the woods by a babbling stream, French has built a true fairytale story in a renovated 19th-century gristmill building. The chef welcomes diners into her home, to eat at wooden tables (made from old barn boards) in her kitchen. And along with her all-female team, she works with the produce (all sourced from local friends) that looks best each day. The 10-course menu might feature fried green tomatoes with buttermilk and flowering herbs. Be sure to book ahead - the space is only open between May and New Year."

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"Chef Erin French. Homegrown ingredients 4 cabins"

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"Patricia Miller Jackson McNinch Katrina Kenison Having dinner at The Lost Kitchen has long been a dream of mine — one that seemed about as realistic as winning the lottery. And yet, sometimes wishes do come true. We were welcomed in like dear friends and treated to an unforgettable experience that fed both body and soul. It’s impossible to do justice to the magic Erin French and her team create, but these photos offer a glimpse of this special place and the extraordinary women who joyfully, brilliantly make it all happen. #thelostkitchen"

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"6/16/2021: featured on PBS News. "

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"Must mail in a post card for a reservation to be hand picked by the establishment. "

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"book your wood fired pizza thru the farmers market which is on wednesdays . they do lunch on Saturdays "

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"Post card reservations only. Magnolia channel"

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"You have to make your reservations through a postcard lottery"

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"Part of the “Top 10 Road Trips” in Boston Magazine "

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