The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and a Good Life Found in Free… (2024)

Radishes and butter [this might be a recipe, it might also not be one]
radishes - butter

Quail eggs and celery salt [I did not see this coming]
quail eggs - celery salt

Fried chive blossoms [lemons is new to me]
vegetable oil - flour - sparkling water
chive blossoms - egg yolks
lemons - chives

Periwinkles in a skillet with garlic and parsley [perfect meal if you just got over the flu]
garlic - periwinkles - parsley

Bread salad with asparagus, radishes, peas, and mint (page 28)
Ingredients: asparagus - peas - adishes
bread - mint - pea tendrils
chives - shallots - rice wine vinegar

Razor clam ceviche with from-scratch saltines [I've read stuff like this]
razor clams - shallots - rice wine vinegar
lime - jalapeno chiles
cilantro - pea tendrils
flour - coconut oil - milk

From-scratch saltines
flour - coconut oil - milk

Lemon chive mayo [feels like 1979]
egg yolks - vegetable oil
lemons - chives

Caper mayo
egg yolks - vegetable oil - apers in brine

Spinach salad
shallots - rice wine vinegar - bacon
crusty bread - spinach - eggs

Ramp and fiddlehead fried rice
black rice - ramps - fiddlehead ferns
rice wine vinegar - eggs

Spring-dug-parsnip hash [extraordinarily strange]
parsnips - carrots - shallots
butter - dill - chives - thyme

Applewood-grilled spring chicken [strange]
maple syrup - butter - juniper berries
black peppercorns - bay leaves
[goes with - Ramp and fiddlehead fried rice]

Maine shrimp roll
hot dog buns - egg yolks
vegetable oil - pickles - baby lettuce
Maine shrimp - milk - semolina

Shrimp stew with toasted fennel, lemons, and chives [getting stranger]
fennel seed - heavy cream
milk - shallots
Maine shrimp; - emons - chives

Garlic scape and mint pesto [horridly strange]
garlic scapes - pine nuts - pecorino - mint

Rhubarb spoon cake
butter - flour - sour cream
rhubarb - heavy cream

Chamomile creme brulee
heavy cream - sugar - honey
chamomile tea - egg yolks

Parsnip Needhams [coconut improves the hard gassy and bitter parsnip]
parsnips - icing sugar - coconut oil
flaked coconut - nsweetened chocolate

Rhubarb elderflower sorbet [rhubarb only goes with strawberries and possibly this]
rhubarb - elderflower liqueur - sugar

Apple cider and rosemary sorbet [so creepy Vincent Price would hesitate]
rosemary - apple cider (alcohol-free)

Thyme simple syrup [a real shocker]
thyme - sugar

Cilantro simple syrup
cilantro - jalapenos - sugar

Sweet parsnip cake with hazelnuts and mascarpone [parsnips related to the brick]
flour - cinnamon - eggs
oranges - parsnip - hazelnuts
butter - mascarpone - apricot jam

Fried squash blossoms [the ricotta is new to me]
vegetable oil - ricotta - pecorino
marjoram - dill - lemon
squash blossoms - chives
flour; - sparkling water

Cider-Prosecco co*cktail
hard apple cider - rosemary
Cognac - Prosecco wine

Warmed olives [oranges and bay leaf?]
mixed olives - olive oil - rosemary
thyme - bay leaves - oranges

Sunchoke soup with creme fraiche and marigolds [the ultimate in weird]
onions - sunchokes - bay leaves
thyme - half and half cream
heavy cream - nutmeg
creme fraiche - marigold petals - dill

Apple, fennel, and candied walnut Waldorf salad
apples - fennel - celery
walnuts - mayonnaise
parsley - radicchio

Warm mushroom toast with Port, herbs, and ricotta [really odd]
mixed mushrooms - thyme - rosemary
Port wine - sourdough bread
ricotta - arugula - pecorino

Roasted butternut squash cups with apple slaw [even weirder]
buttercup squash - nutmeg - shallots
rice wine vinegar - apples
maple syrup - thyme - arugula

Sweet and sour apple cider wings with cilantro
chicken wings - juniper berries
black peppercorns - bay leaves
apple cider (alcohol-free) - apple cider vinegar
ketchup - cilantro - lime

Fried rabbit with charred radicchio and mustard vinaigrette [definately unusual]
rabbit legs -rosemary - thyme
shallots - duck fat
seasoned rice wine vinegar with garlic
radicchio - pears

Rosemary-brined pork chops with apples, potatoes, and brandy
juniper berries - bay leaves
black peppercorns - pork chops
baby potatoes - rosemary
shallots - apples - Calvados

Slow-roasted pork picnic shoulder with cinnamon and rosemary [nice spicing]
rosemary - cinnamon - pork picnic shoulder

Apple cider-glazed duck
apple cider (alcohol-free) - honey
apple cider vinegar - chili powder
dried red pepper flakes
apple pie spice - apples;
shallots - whole duck
sage - onion

[Accompaniment: Parsnip puree]

A stew of moose with parsley dumplings [icky]
moose - shallots - bay leaves
oregano - basil - beer
celery -carrots - potatoes
frozen peas - flour - parsley

Rustic plum and honey pie with vanilla bean soured cream [strange, very strange]
flour - butter
sour cream - vanilla beans

Apple cider doughnuts
apple cider (alcohol-free)
flour - ground ginger - nutmeg
ground cinnamon - sugar - vegetable oil

Sweet nutmeg custard
milk - nutmeg
ground cinnamon - egg yolks

Caramelized pear and cornmeal skillet cake [twilight zone weird]
pears - flour
stone-ground cornmeal
butter - sugar - sour cream

Spiced squash chiffon pie [Kolchak the Night Stalker weird]
flour - butter - gelatin powder
evaporated milk - squash
nutmeg - ginger
cinnamon - ground cloves - heavy cream

Chicken liver mousse
applewood smoked bacon - chicken livers
shallots - Calvados - apples
thyme - allspice
heavy cream - apricot jam

Pork and chicken liver terrine
bacon - fatback - ground pork
shallots - heavy cream - Calvados
thyme - parsley - chicken livers
prunes - pistachio nuts

Winter kale Caesar with skillet croutons and duck egg [most definitely freaky]
white anchovies - duck egg yolks
pecorino - baby kale
bread - lemons

Chowder of sweet clams with shallots and fingerlings [woo its odd]
clams - baby potatoes
shallots - heavy cream - milk
lemons - parsley - dill

Fried oysters with root cellar slaw and horseradish mayonnaise
vegetable oil - oysters
semolina - flour
egg yolk - horseradish
beets - Chioggia beets
purple carrots - purple cabbage
shallots - herbs of your choice

Mignonette sauce
shallots - seasoned rice wine vinegar with garlic

Hibiscus mignonette
shallots - seasoned rice wine vinegar with garlic
dried hibiscus flowers

Scallop crudo with pickled shallots and lemon [odd]
shallots - jalapenos
seasoned rice wine vinegar with garlic
scallops - lemons

Seared scallops and grapefruit-fennel salad [seems like 1982 again]
fennel - grapefruits - shallots
mustard greens - sea scallops

Cod with rutabaga-vanilla bean puree and clementine relish [oh man]
cod fillets - rutabaga - heavy cream
butter - vanilla beans - clementines
thyme - shallot - rice wine vinegar

Clementine relish
clementines - thyme - shallots

Saturday night baked beans with New England brown bread
dried beans - salt pork
onions - ketchup - molasses
maple syrup - apple cider vinegar - dry mustard
light brown sugar - rye flour - cornmeal
milk - dark molasses - golden raisins

[Accompaniment: Apple, fennel, and candied walnut Waldorf salad]

Duck confit with celery root remoulade [oh boy]
garlic - shallots - herbes de Provence
duck legs - duck fat
mayonnaise - heavy cream
celery root - cornichons - parsley

Celery root remoulade
mayonnaise - heavy cream
celery root - cornichons - parsley

Dad's meatloaf with parsnip puree and root cellar slaw
ground beef - ground pork - carrots
shallots - pecorino - bread
thyme - ketchup
beets - Chioggia beets
purple carrots - purple cabbage
herbs of your choice - parsnips - heavy cream

Root cellar slaw
Chioggia beets
purple carrots- purple cabbage
herbs of your choice

Corned brisket New England dinner
pickling spice - garlic beef brisket
potatoes - carrots
turnips - green cabbage
parsley - cilantro - apple cider vinegar

Tea-brined duck breast with fried potato and warm lentil salad [wo0]
Lapsang Souchong - duck breasts
Puy lentils - bay leaves
shallots - garlic
baby potatoes - lemons
dill - ricotta salata cheese

Fried potato and warm lentil salad [freaky]
Puy lentils - bay leaves
shallots - garlic
baby potatoes
lemon - dill - ricotta salata cheese

Cast-iron chicken with roasted lemon and rosemary
whole chicken - juniper berries
bay leaves - black peppercorns
lemons - rosemary

Roasted cauliflower with olives and red pepper flakes
cauliflower - red pepper flakes
Kalamata olives - lemons - parsley

Cider-braised Brussels sprouts
bacon - Brussels sprouts - apple cider (alcohol-free)

Nanny's candied ginger-molasses cookies
flour - ginger - cinnamon
cloves - shortening - sugar
molasses - candied ginger

A glass of warm milk [oh oh]
milk - raw honey - nutmeg

Apricot and cardamom bread pudding
Sauternes wine - cardamom pod - vanilla beans
dried apricots - white bread - eggs
heavy cream - cinnamon
ground cardamom - maple syrup

Ricotta fritters with custard sauce and preserves
cinnamon - nutmeg
lemon - ricotta cheese
vegetable oil - fruit preserves
milk - heavy cream
vanilla bean - eggs

Frozen lemon terrine with pistachio brittle [icky!]
sugar - corn syrup
pistachio nuts - lemons
eggs - heavy cream

Chocolate tart with chocolate wafer crust
chocolate wafers - butter
dark chocolate chips - heavy cream

Gingerbread with salted caramel whipped cream
butter - flour
fresh ginger - ground ginger
ground cinnamon - ground cloves
molasses - sugar
heavy cream - Maldon salt

Salted caramel whipped cream [ooh that's strange]
heavy cream - Maldon salt

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lots of strange crap in this one

The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and a Good Life Found in Free… (2024)

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The Lost Kitchen, which opened in the Gothic building in 2011, closed this spring with the only explanation for the sudden departure a blog post by owner and chef Erin French, who said she was taking a break after “going deep.”

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The $250 cost for the 5-hour, multi-course dinner doesn't include tax, tips or drinks. It's also not easy to locate the price for the meal on The Lost Kitchen's website. (It's on the frequently asked questions page, near the end. The cost increase is substantially more than the nationwide average over the past year.

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Many of those who quit were good employees that cared deeply about the homeless population they served, but left due to an overtly hostile work environment," the letter reads.

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Her restaurant, The Lost Kitchen, located in Freedom, Maine, has gained widespread acclaim for its farm-to-table cuisine and intimate dining experience. Erin French's net worth as of 2024 is estimated to be around $3 million. This impressive figure is a testament to her success as a chef and restaurateur.

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French will serve these herself as a way of greeting guests. There is one seating a night at the Lost Kitchen, and dinner is a single prix fixe meal of four courses, but French can't seem to keep herself from expanding, usually into eight courses.

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French said, "There was a moment that I realized that I had to go through all of that to get exactly right here, and that is that kind of beautiful and terrifying thing about life." Nine years ago, French met media executive Michael Dutton. They got married in 2018.

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