Have you heard of The Lost Kitchen? It's a farm to table restaurant in Freedom, Maine that's become so hugely popular they only take reservations by written note. How clever is that? The chef, Erin French changed to this reservation policy after seeing her demand outpaced her restaurant size. Low and behold, she received 20,000 reservation requests! Intrigued by this concept and her restaurant itself, I did some digging, and discovered The Lost Kitchen also has a cookbook, also titled The Lost Kitchen.
The cookbook catalogues her arduous journey to from a secret supper club to establishing the restaurant, only to be literally locked out and lose everything in a messy divorce. I found her story extremely compelling, a bonus narrative to the pages upon pages of delicious farm fresh recipes. Notably the rhubarb spoon cake, chamomile creme brûlée, and apple cider and rosemary sorbet (she does have more recipes than purely desserts, I assure you).
It's a cookbook I hadn't seen on any recent bestseller lists, or Amazon bookstore shelves, but one worthy of a read, or at least a timely flip through.
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