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She returned to Boston and in 1989 Biba "opened to great fanfare." [8] Biba closed after 9/11 and reopened as Excelsior Restaurant and Shire was hired as Executive Chef. [7] In 1994, she opened Pignoli in the Copley Plaza. [6] When Shire bought Locke-Ober with business partner Paul Licari in 2001, she became the historic restaurant's first ...
In 1998, chef Susan Regis won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef in the Northeast. [4] In 1992, Shire won the same award for her work at the restaurant. [5] Their Bar was renowned as well, in part for their cigar nights. Shire commissioned Robert Jessup to create a mural that spans the wall above it. She insisted it include a can of ...
Scampo is the “sixth culinary destination” opened by Lydia Shire [2] in Boston's Liberty Hotel in 2008. [3] Scampo is part of The Lyons Group. [1] Scampo was designed by Rafael Alvarez and Brannen Brock. [1]
The party reportedly took up three tables and had a meal specially prepared by Scampo’s chef and owner, Lydia Shire, who is also a friend of the award-winning artist.
The prestigious annual culinary awards named one of L.A.'s own as the top chef in the state, while Ruth Reichl, former L.A. Times Food critic and editor, received the lifetime achievement award.
[3] [4] Boston restaurateur Lydia Shire, with investor Paul Licari, leased the space in 2001 and began a painstaking restoration of the main and private dining rooms on the third floor, adding two more contemporary rooms. Jacky Robert was executive chef until 2003. Nonetheless, the restaurant closed in 2012, with reports that the owners planned ...
The 20th season of Bravo's hit reality competition series, the first to take place entirely outside of the U.S., will feature chefs from earlier seasons and global editions of the show.
Maison Robert was a French restaurant in the Old City Hall section of Boston from 1972 until it closed in 2004. Kerry Byrne of the Boston Herald described it as "the city’s center of sophisticated dining and power lunches … was widely considered one of the nation’s best restaurants and created a stir in Boston’s culinary, social and political circles."