A Day Without a Woman? Boston restaurant-goers wouldn’t eat very well.
The organizers of the women’s march have declared March 8 “A Day Without a Woman,” and they’re calling for a general strike. If Boston’s female chefs failed to show up Wednesday, the city’s food scene would be hard hit.
For starters, there would be no No. 9 Park, Menton, or Drink (to name just a few Barbara Lynch spots). No Flour bakeries or Myers + Chang (Joanne Chang). No Oleana, Sarma, or Sofra (Ana Sortun). No Sweet Cheeks or Tiger Mama (Tiffani Faison). No Porto, Saloniki, or Trade (Jody Adams). Scampo? Without Lydia Shire, you can forget that, too.
The Boston area is known for being supportive of female chefs, and many of our top restaurants are led by women. But it is an exception in an industry where a macho culture can still sometimes relegate women to the “pastry box” and other background roles, and family-friendly policies like parental leave aren’t always on the table.
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