Burn the Place: A Memoir

Regan, Iliana: - Iliana Regan is the Michelin-star chef and prior owner of Elizabeth restaurant, which she turned over to her employees in 2020 in order to run the Milkweed Inn bed and breakfast in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Her debut memoir, Burn the Place, was longlisted for the National Book Award, the first time a food writer has been nominated since Julia Child. In addition to working as the chef and owner of Milkweed Inn, she recently earned an MFA in writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is the author of Fieldwork.