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French raised her son Jaim (a play on the French j'aime, meaning "I love") as a single mom and began honing her cooking skills in her parents' kitchen.
From being surrounded by the beauty of nature to being immersed in the culinary arts, his childhood has been nothing short of magical. Let’s take a closer look at the fascinating life of Erin French’s son and how growing up in The Lost Kitchen has shaped him into the person he is today.
One afternoon in 2013, Erin French took her 11-year-old son, Jaim, hunting for wildflowers. She was staging and serving a pop-up dinner at a local farm that evening, and she needed...
Back in 2013, Erin French went from being an established restaurateur invited to organize a meal at the famed James Beard House to losing her first-ever eatery, along with her house, relationship with her first husband, and custody of her only kid in just a few months. It was an unfortunate reversal of fortune, filled with an emotional wreck ...
With her son Jaim as inspiration, Erin went into rehab in 2013 and gradually righted herself. She turned to her lifelong love affair with food and cooking. For her, cooking has similarities with being a doctor—in that both involve, “working with your hands and caring for people.”
Seated in the empty Lost Kitchen dining room, French looks across the room at her son, engrossed in a book at one of the nearby dinner tables. She now shares custody with her ex. “It was amazing to sit in there,” she says, lowering her voice, “and just to spill out this shit-ton of pain.
French lives in an old farmhouse with her husband, her “very old dog,” and her 21-year-old son, “who should probably be thinking about getting his own place.” Here’s how she gets it done. On her morning and weekly routine: The alarm goes off around 6:30 a.m., but I’m in bed for an hour.