Erin French, chef-owner of famed Freedom restaurant The Lost Kitchen, will star in a new travel cooking series that will air on Magnolia Network and the streaming service.
“Getting Lost with Erin French” is an eight-episode series in which French and her husband, Michael Dutton, travel around the country to observe how chefs are using local ingredients in their cooking.
“We shot from January to April and then opened the restaurant in May, so it all just kind of came together,” Dutton said, noting that he and French traveled to eight states for the series – Arizona, California, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Oregon and Texas. Dutton explained that French's journey with the show is about connecting with chefs who have a similar approach to his own and being inspired by their work.
Erin French of Lost Kitchen in Freedom. Gregory Reck/Staff Photographer
“Erin is particular about how she sources her ingredients, and everything is local,” Dutton says. “The show is really about Erin seeking out like-minded people who are doing similar things in their communities with locally sourced ingredients. It's all born from their environments. It's all about finding inspiration from food, and she's able to bring that new energy back to what she does here at The Lost Kitchen.”
Dutton said the series' first episode, which was filmed in New Orleans and featured Melissa Martin, chef and owner of Mosquito Supper Club, was a great example of the connections French has made through the show.
“Melissa built Mosquito Supper Club from the ground up the same way Erin did[with The Lost Kitchen],” he says. “She comes from a similar background: Erin has lived in Maine for generations, and Melissa has lived on the bayou for generations. She sources ingredients from that environment. The approach is similar, but the end result is different because she's using ingredients that are close to home in Louisiana.”
Three episodes of the series have already aired, and the next five episodes will air every Sunday at 2pm on Magnolia Network and will be available to stream on Max and discovery+ the same day.
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