“There’s no greater feeling than witnessing someone being touched by something that you did,” says Erin French, head chef and founder of thelostkitchen. Everything the Freedom native does is motivated by a need to care for others—whether her family, friends, or the strangers that travel from all over the world to eat at her restaurant. When she set out to write her memoir, “Finding Freedom: A Cook’s Story, Remaking a Life from Scratch,” it was no different. Click the link in our bio to read about how the chef-turned-author told her story to serve as a beacon of hope for anyone who is struggling. ⁠ ⁠ Photo: magnolianetwork ⁠ _____⁠ ⁠ #themainemag #loveme #findingfreedom #thelostkitchen #freedommaine #mainewriters