Back Bay Grill permanently closed in March 2022.
Chef Matthews received his degree in culinary arts from Newbury College in Boston. He then went on to work with the prestigious White Barn Inn in Kennebunkport, Maine followed by a year with the Inn at Little Washington in Virginia before returning to Maine, where he became Sous-chef at the Back Bay Grill. Larry became Executive Chef in 1997 and purchased the restaurant from owner Joel Freund in August 2002.
Since Then Back Bay Grill has been the recipient of the Wine Spectator Award every year since 1998. In 2001, at the age of 28, Chef Matthews was invited to the James Beard Foundation to participate in the Discovery Series.
