Barbara Lynch author event
When:
Friday, Apr 28, 2017 7:00p -
8:30p
Friday, Apr 28, 2017 7:00p -
8:30p
Where:
Wellesley Books
82 Central Street
Wellesley, Massachusetts 02482
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, Food, Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
http://store.wellesleybooks.com/event/barbara-lynch
ABOUT THE BOOK
"Blood, Bones, & Butter" meets "A Devil in the Kitchen" in this funny, fierce, and poignant memoir by world-renowned chef, restaurateur, and Top Chef judge Barbara Lynch, recounting her rise from a hard-knocks South Boston childhood to culinary stardom.
Celebrated chef Barbara Lynch credits the defiant spirit of her upbringing in tough, poor “Southie,” a neighborhood ruled by the notorious Whitey Bulger gang, with helping her bluff her way into her first professional cooking jobs; develop a distinct culinary style through instinct and sheer moxie; then dare to found an empire of restaurants ranging from a casual but elegant “clam shack” to Boston’s epitome of modern haute cuisine.
One of seven children born to an overworked single mother, Lynch was raised in a housing project. She earned a daredevil reputation for boosting vehicles (even a city bus), petty theft, drinking and doing drugs, and narrowly escaping arrest—haunted all the while by a painful buried trauma.
"Out of Line" describes Lynch’s remarkable process of self-invention, including her encounters with colorful characters of the food world, and vividly evokes the magic of creation in the kitchen. It is also a love letter to South Boston and its vanishing culture, governed by Irish Catholic mothers and its own code of honor. Through her story, Lynch explores how the past—both what we strive to escape from and what we remain true to—can strengthen and expand who we are.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Barbara Lynch has won multiple James Beard awards, including Outstanding Restaurateur (only the second woman to win), an Amelia Earhart award winner for her success as a woman in a male-dominated field, and the Relais & Chateau designation of Grand Chef (one of only six in North America). She is the owner of Barbara Lynch Gruppo, which encompasses seven celebrated restaurants, including No. 9 Park, B&G Oysters, Drink, Sportello, and Menton. Three of her restaurants are anchored in and have spurred the revitalization of South Boston, her lifelong home. Learn more at BarbaraLynch.com and follow her on Twitter @BarbaraLynchBOS.
*Buy your copy from Wellesley Books for the opportunity to meet Barbara and have her sign your book.
