James Beard Award-winner Barbara Lynch is regarded as one of Boston’s, and the country’s, leading chefs and restaurateurs. During her early twenties, Barbara worked under some of Boston’s greatest culinary talents including Chef Todd English. After working with Todd for several years, Barbara traveled to Italy where she learned about Italian cuisine firsthand from local women. In 1998, Barbara opened a restaurant of her own, No. 9 Park, in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. Barbara expanded her presence in Boston by opening two restaurants in the South End in 2003: B&G Oysters, serving exquisitely fresh seafood, and The Butcher Shop, a wine bar and full service butcher shop. In fall 2008 Barbara launched two concepts in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood. Drink, which opened in September, is a bar dedicated to the craft of the cocktail. In November, Sportello (Italian for counter), Barbara’s modern interpretation of a diner, opened. Her catering company, 9 at Home (formerly Niche Catour), relocated to Fort Point in 2008 as well. In fall 2009, Barbara will open her third concept, a fine dining restaurant, in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood. Concurrently, Barbara's first cookbook, Stir, Mixing It Up in The Italian Tradition, will be published by Houghton Mifflin in October 2009.

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