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    Out of Line: A Life of Playing with Fire
    Out of Line: A Life of Playing with Fire
    Out of Line: A Life of Playing with Fire
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    Out of Line: A Life of Playing with Fire

    Written by Barbara Lynch

    Narrated by Christina Delaine

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 31, 2017
    ISBN9781541479326
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    Barbara Lynch

    Barbara Lynch has won multiple James Beard awards, including Outstanding Restaurateur (only the second woman to win), an Amelia Earhart award for success as a woman in a male-dominated field, and the Relais & Château 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. In 2017, she was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. Learn more at BarbaraLynch.com and follow her on Twitter @BarbaraLynchBOS.

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      Lynch has led a fascinating life, and she writes about it in an entertaining way. I always heard that South Boston was a tough neighborhood, but I have a better sense of HOW tough after reading this. I know she tries to keep a foot in both worlds--that of Southie, and that of the elite restaurant industry, but they seem so different--it must be tough. I especially liked reading about how she developed her restaurants.