Finding Freedom (Erin French)

In this singular, heart-stopping memoir—in many ways a classic American story—restaurateur and cookbook author Erin French invites readers to Freedom, Maine, to witness the struggles that have taken every ounce of her strength to overcome, and that have made both Erin’s life and her wildly successful restaurant, The Lost Kitchen, triumphant.   Make your way to Freedom, Maine, and you will find both an exquisite meal and a vivid memory. After the flood of calls for dinner reservations crashed the restaurant’s phone lines, Erin knew she had to make a change. To eat at The Lost Kitchen, you’ll need a postage stamp and a bit of luck. Requests are made by snail mail, and if you’re one of the lucky few whose postcard has been plucked from the over twenty thousand cards received, you’ll find yourself in the soft glow of a Maine summer night. You’ll cross the footbridge extending over Freedom Falls, and the shingled mill will come into view, nestled into the great granite bedrock perched abo