Lydia Shire

Chef Lydia Shire, with bright red hair and wearing chef's whites and a red dragon brooch, smiles at the camera while holding a glass of wine.
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Lydia Shire Takes Over the Bar Enza Kitchen in Cambridge

Fans of chef and restaurateur Lydia Shire, a matriarch of Boston’s dining scene, can now catch her on both sides of the river. While she’s […]

A red-headed woman in chef clothes stands in a restaurant kitchen and smiles at the camera.
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Acclaimed Chef Lydia Shire Plans New Restaurant for the Seaport

A stalwart of Boston’s culinary scene has something new in store for 2024: James Beard award-winning chef and restaurateur Lydia Shire is opening a restaurant […]

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Boston’s Doyennes of Dining Share a Meal

“We’re still here!” It’s a winter night inside a cozy South Boston loft, and with this celebratory toast to their resilient careers—accompanied by the clink […]