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Yearly Archives: 2012
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Classic Thanksgiving photos
At this point of the day most Americans are catatonic because they ate too much turkey. In honor of the food coma you may find yourself, I thought I’d share these classic photos of turkeys (both of the animal and political variety). Can you believe it was just 4 short years ago America was able to say good bye to President George W. Bush, and Governor Sarah Palin was rebuffed by a horrified electorate watching her pardon a turkey in honor of Thanksgiving while another is being slaughtered behind her during a television interview.
Happy Thanksgiving Mom and Dad
Wishing all the best to my parents who are in New Hampshire celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday today, while I’m in Brazil.
When I think of what I’m most thankful for my list always starts with these two amazing individuals.
Os Gemos Brazilian street artists at ICA
Here I’m posing by street art (or graffiti depending on your perspective) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil from earlier this week. It reminded me that the Os Gemos exhibit at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art closes this weekend.
If you’ve not had a chance to check out this first solo exhibition in the United States of works by the Brazilian brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo consider grabbing tickets before the show closes on November 25th.
Happy Thanksgiving (from Brazil)
I wanted to acknowledge the Thanksgiving holiday which has always been a personal favorite of mine. In recent years I have used the time off to travel abroad and visit new places. This year is no exception. My partner and I find ourselves back in Brazil celebrating the day.
Happy Thanksgiving
Marriage equality campaigns nominated “Wicked Awesome”
Well, technically the category these marriage equality campaigns have been nominated is not “Wicked Awesome”.
The four successful marriage equality campaigns have been nominated collectively as the most successful grassroots organization this year. With their historic wins at the election booth, they make for a compelling consideration at the very least.
You may join me, by voting for RootsCamp 2012, here.
Much thanks again to blogger Joe My God for sharing this bit of new.
Happy Thanksgiving eve
Since Thanksgiving is so widely celebrated and significant to Americans it makes me wonder why we don’t have “Thanksgiving Eve”. After all, we have Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and any American will tell you Thanksgiving ranks right up there with those holidays; many actually will tell you they prefer Thanksgiving.
So even though it is not official, I’d like to wish those who celebrate this holiday a very happy Thanksgiving eve.
Safe Travels
Mad dash home
Many Americans are making a mad dash to airports to fly home in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. If you happen to be traveling, I want to wish you a safe and speedy trip.
Dick of the week: Mitt Romney
Last week it was widely reported Mitt Romney explained to fund-raisers and major donors to his campaign that he lost because President Obama provided “gifts” to young voters and minorities.
Debt forgiveness? Contraception availability? Access to parent’s health insurance? These are gifts? I suppose with that logic so are veteran’s benefits, social security, Medicare, etc…
These aren’t gifts Mitt – they are priorities; we value and want our youth to be able to afford a college education; we want sexually active young adults to be responsible and use contraceptives; and we want everyone to have health insurance.
Obviously Romney didn’t perceived his campaign pledge to increase military spending by $2 Trillion a gift. What a dick.
Boston Magazine: Taste of Boston
Last week Boston Magazine hosted The Taste of Boston at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. While the photos above clearly show me having a lot of fun with my good friend and blogger, Frenchie and Yankee, overall the event left a lot to be desired, and I hope that Boston Magazine can do better next year.
While the venue was beautiful, The Mandarin Oriental really didn’t have appropriate space for the event. Tables were spread throughout four rooms (some quite tiny) and accessing many of the tables proved troublesome. However, perhaps the biggest disappointment was the food (or maybe I should say the lack of it). There were too far too few restaurants serving food, but this may have been in part due to the limitations of the space, which were significant.
Lest you start to think of me as a glass half full kind of guy, I’ll shift gears and tell you what I think Boston Magazine did right. As the photos at the top of the post show, the “Chef’s TV Booth” was both a great idea and clearly the hit of the party. We may not all be celebrity chefs, but it certainly was fun pretending.
Bobie’s Candy Bar also proved to be extremely popular. The lines near the end of the evening were not however, and allowing people to access this colorful candy bar from both sides would have gone a long way in making this less crowded for attendees.
When it came to my favorite foods, I have to tip my hat to Post 390. They served a delicious house smoked salmon, garlic chive goat cheese with a touch of jalapeno jelly (below left). Asana also deserves a nod for the bay scallop sashimi with a bacon vinaigrette and togarashi kale chips (below right). These combined for my favorite dishes served at an otherwise lacking tasting. 
I hope Boston Magazine moves to a more open and larger venue next year. It will make it far easier to access the tables and allow for more options for people to truly get a “Taste of Boston”.
Tweet of the day: Homophobia
The Mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland clearly calls it like he sees it. I can appreciate his candor and find it refreshing for a politician to take a bold stand against homophobia and homophobic slurs. Hat tip to blogger, JoeMyGod, for bringing this to my attention by posting the Tweet.
Temptation Tuesday
It is a Brazil-themed temptation this week.
Restaurant Review: Fogo de Chao Boston
Fogo de Chao opened in Copley Square earlier this month. The 300+ seat Brazilian steakhouse is the chain’s first location in the northeast and will be a welcome addition for meat lovers. The steakhouse has several dining rooms. I would suggest requesting a table away from the main room with the salad bar and rice & bean stations; these other rooms have less foot traffic and are more quiet.
Upon being seated, you’ll be invited to serve yourself at the salad buffet, which includes more options than you can hope to pile on to your plate. When you return to your table you’ll be provided all sort of treats to accompany your salad and the many cuts of meat offered by roving “gaucho chefs” who offer continuous table side service. Of all the sides that constantly appear, my favorite is the pao de queijo “cheese bread”.
Each place setting comes with a dual-colored coaster (green and red) to guide the restaurant’s gaucho chefs on whether you want to be served. The attentive service is appreciated but makes this a better dining option for groups and families than a date night.
Dinner at Fogo de Chao Boston is $46.50; $33 for lunch; and $23 for the salad bar only (not including drinks or tip). The restaurant is located in Copley Square at 200 Dartmouth Street. Phone: (617) 585-6300.
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