Burn the place : a memoir.
(Book)

Regan grew up the youngest of four headstrong girls on a small farm in Indiana. She developed an intense connection to food and the earth at an early age, but connecting with people was more difficult. She grew up gay in an intolerant community, was an alcoholic before she turned twenty, and she struggled to find her place in a male-dominated industry. Cooking helped her cope. She got her first restaurant job at age fifteen and taught herself cutting-edge cuisine while hosting an underground supper club, and she worked her way up to running her own kitchen. She cooks with instinct, memory, and an emotional connection to ingredients that can't be taught.