▁he ▁met ▁L yd ia ▁Sh ire , ▁another ▁asp iring ▁chef . ▁They ▁worked ▁together ▁at ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁respect ed ▁hotel ▁d ining ▁rooms ▁in ▁Boston ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁C ople y ▁Pla za , ▁The ▁Parker ▁House , ▁and ▁The ▁Boston ian ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁Sh ire ▁cons iders ▁White ▁to ▁be ▁her ▁ment or , ▁and ▁" her ▁best ▁cook ▁friend ▁in ▁the ▁world ." ▁ ▁R estaur ants ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁he ▁opened ▁Jas per ' s , ▁a ▁restaurant ▁on ▁Boston ' s ▁water front . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁he ▁" car ved ▁out ▁a ▁n iche ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁food ▁scene ▁de construct ing ▁class ics ▁on ▁his ▁ha ute ▁cu is ine ▁menu ." ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁Boston , ▁MA ▁land mark ▁famous ▁for ▁sea fo od ▁and ▁other ▁New ▁England ▁special ties ▁... ▁( leading ) ▁people ▁who ▁thought ▁he ▁was ▁in ext ric ably ▁linked ▁with ▁ups c ale ▁cu is ine ." ▁ ▁He ▁proved ▁that ▁image ▁wrong ▁when ▁he ▁opened ▁Jas per ▁White ' s ▁Summer ▁Sh ack ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Ale w ife ▁section ▁of ▁Cambridge . ▁The ▁restaurant ▁now ▁has ▁locations ▁at ▁Mo he gan ▁Sun , ▁ ▁Boston ' s ▁Back ▁Bay ▁and ▁D ed ham , ▁Massachusetts ▁( location ▁is ▁closed ). ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁season al ▁location ▁on ▁Spect acle ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁Har bor . ▁ ▁The ▁Summer