Famed chef Barbara Lynch, once hailed among Boston’s most influential culinary figures before the collapse of her restaurant empire, is attempting a comeback in the kitchen even as she faces a nearly $1 million tax bill from the city, and a court battle over whether she has the money to pay it.
In a hearing in Suffolk Superior Court on Thursday morning, judge Anthony Campo extended a freeze on eight of Lynch’s bank accounts, issuing a permanent injunction while the matter is in court.
City attorney David Goldberg was blunt in articulating its ongoing concerns. “Your Honor, Miss Lynch sold her property for $2 million in Gloucester,” he said. “She sold multiple liquor licenses for hundreds of thousands of dollars. We don’t know where the money went.”…