About this season
Erin French is the owner of The Lost Kitchen, a historic mill turned restaurant in Freedom, Maine, population 722. Every year, hundreds of visitors from around the world make reservations not by phone or email, but by submitting postcards.
Episodes (6)
1. Welcome to the Lost Kitchen
Aired 4 January 2021 • 45 min
Chef and Restaurateur Erin French prepares to end a memorable season of The Lost Kitchen with a special menu featuring last-of-the-season ingredients. Erin connects with local farmers to build a menu her guests won't forget.
2. The New Normal
Aired 26 January 2021 • 45 min
When COVID-19 quarantine restrictions force The Lost Kitchen to remain closed, Erin must reinvent the restaurant or risk losing everything. She launches a no-contact farmers market and sets up an outdoor lunch service featuring her famous Fried Chicken.
3. Let's Do Dinner
Aired 26 January 2021 • 45 min
The Lost Kitchen is ready to relaunch dinner service and Erin hopes to recreate its magic in a new outdoor setting, so she leans on tried-and-true recipes featuring Maine lobster. When the day finally arrives, there are some things Erin can't plan for.
4. Getting Back on Track
Aired 26 January 2021 • 45 min
Erin and the staff get back to work after a false positive COVID-19 scare forced them to cancel the first dinner of the season. Construction begins on the restaurant’s first private dining cabin, but it proves to be more challenging than Erin imagined.
5. Fall Flavors
Aired 26 January 2021 • 45 min
The season is starting to change, and Erin builds a menu to reflect the first hints of fall with a rare pork entree and a squash soup from her childhood. Construction on the first private dining cabin is behind schedule.
6. Come to Fruition
Aired 26 January 2021 • 45 min
The private dining cabin is finally ready and, with temperatures dropping, not a moment too soon. Erin prepares a special service that will debut the private cabin and feature apples in every dish.