"In a business historically built on tantrums and testosterone, the 77-year-old Boston legend is practically revolutionary for treating her kitchen staff like human beings-quietly doing what she's always done: cooking ridiculously good food. She's still running the show at Scampo in the Liberty Hotel (yes, the one that used to be a jail), recently took over the kitchen at Bar Enza in Cambridge, and can spot a gluten-free diner just like that from across the room."
"A picker is somebody who travels around and finds amazing items. You know, both my parents were artists, so I grew up in a home with art, and I love beautiful objects because I'm a Libra. So if I couldn't be an interior decorator, I probably would be a picker. I would go out and find beautiful things for people."
Lydia Shire, age 77, maintains a calm, respectful leadership style in an industry known for tantrums and testosterone. She treats kitchen staff like human beings and focuses on cooking exceptionally good food. She operates Scampo in the Liberty Hotel and recently took over the kitchen at Bar Enza in Cambridge. She recognizes and praises talented chefs such as Michael Scelfo, Ken Oringer, Jody Adams, and Barbara Lynch. She perceives much of the criticism aimed at Barbara Lynch as mean-spirited, driven by people smelling blood and piling on rather than balanced reporting.
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