Event and Book

The National Writers Series is excited to host Erin French, owner and chef of the Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine. She also plays a starring role in Magnolia Network’s The Lost Kitchen, now in its third season. Her famous farm-to-table restaurant was named one of Time magazine’s “World’s Greatest Places” and selected by Bloomberg as one of “12 Restaurants Worth Traveling Across the World to Experience”

Erin is visiting Traverse City to talk about Big Heart Little Stove. It includes 75 recipes, your new go-to inspiration for creating thoughtful, meaningful, and refreshingly simple meals. But it’s more than just a cookbook, describing tips and tricks that Erin has used in her own dining room. A wonderful Christmas gift for you or your favorite cook! She previously published Finding Freedom, her New York Times bestselling memoir, and The Lost Kitchen, a gorgeous, four-season look at cooking in Maine.

Erin French is a born-and-raised native of Freedom, Maine, home of the Lost Kitchen and where she learned early the simple pleasures of thoughtful food and the importance of gathering for a meal. Her love of sharing Maine and its delicious heritage with curious dinner guests and new friends alike has been lauded by such outlets such as The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, NPR’s All Things Considered, The Chew, CBS This Morning, The Today Show, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and Food & Wine.

TICKET INFORMATION

In-Person Tickets

Tier One: $58 plus fees ($26 base ticket price plus $32 for a signed, hardcover copy of Big Heart Little Stove). You can pick up your book at Horizon Books or at the event. Publication date is Oct. 31.

Tier Two: $49 plus fees ($17 base ticket price plus $32 for a signed, hardcover copy of Big Heart Little Stove). You can pick up your book at Horizon Books or at the event. Publication date is Oct. 31.

Livestream tickets: $47 plus Eventbrite fee. ($15 base ticket price plus $32 for a hardcover copy of Big Heart Little Stove). You can pick up at Horizon Books or have your book shipped. Publication date is Oct. 31.

Erin French is the owner and chef of The Lost Kitchen, a 40-seat restaurant in Freedom, Maine, that was recently named one of TIME Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places and one of “12 Restaurants Worth Traveling Across the World to Experience” by Bloomberg. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Finding Freedom, and features in Magnolia Network’s The Lost Kitchen, which is now in its third season. A born-and-raised native of Maine, she learned early the simple pleasures of thoughtful food and the importance of gathering for a meal. Her love of sharing Maine and its delicious heritage with curious dinner guests and new friends alike has been lauded by such outlets such as The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, NPR’s All Things Considered, The Chew, CBS This Morning, The Today Show, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and Food & Wine.

Guest host is Cara McDonald, a writer and the executive editor of MyNorth.com and Traverse Northern Michigan magazine. As a veteran editor of regional magazines, sense of place is her North Star; she happily navigates dinnertime based on seasonal produce and hosts the weekly “Local Eats” segment on 9/10 News. Although she’s a somewhat new-to-the-dinner-party Lost Kitchen fan, she found inspiration in Erin’s work when a friend gave her a copy of Erin’s book Finding Freedom just when she needed a story of creativity, survival and renewal. Cara lives with her family in Traverse City.