Review: In 'Finding Freedom,' a chef's struggles and success BETH HARPAZ, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail This cover image released by Celadon shows "Finding Freedom: A Cook's story Remaking a Life from Scratch" by Erin French. (Celadon via AP)AP “Finding Freedom,” by Erin French (Celadon) Erin French is a rising culinary star known for intimate gourmet dinners crafted from hyperlocal ingredients. Her magical restaurant, The Lost Kitchen, is located in an abandoned 19th century mill in her tiny hometown of Freedom, Maine. There’s even a show about the restaurant on Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network. Sounds like a classic American success story, right? But as is so often the case, success did not come easy. French chronicles her struggles, failures and triumphs in a lyrically written new memoir, “Finding Freedom.”