Erin French rebuilt her life after losing her first restaurant; her Maine eatery now receives 60,000 reservation postcards a year

Erin French’s remarkable journey saw her battling through addiction, enduring depression, and facing a heartbreaking divorce that led to the closure of her restaurant. Returning to her roots in Freedom, she innovatively launched pop-up dining events, rekindling her culinary passion. In 2014, she triumphantly reopened The Lost Kitchen in a refurbished mill, emphasizing seasonal, locally sourced goods, with a unique postcard reservation system that draws about 60,000 requests each year.