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South End’s Wine Riot may be replaced by Wine Gallery

Posted on May 11, 2017 | Leave a comment

Photo Source: Wine Riot Facebook Page

From Boston Restaurant Talk blog:

According to a Twitter post from @DGoodison, Wine Riot on Tremont Street is looking to transfer its license to Wine Gallery, with a message sent confirming that the shop would be moving into the same address. It appears that the Wine Riot shop may already be closed though this was not confirmed in the post. It is not known if their Second Glass wine events business is also impacted.

Click the link for Boston Restaurant Talk blog to read the full post.

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Equality March for Unity and Pride is June 11

Posted on May 11, 2017 | 2 comments

LGBTQ rights, Washington DCIn one month Sergio and I will be in Washington, D.C. to participate in The Equality March for Unity and Pride.

If you’d like to learn more about the rally and march on Sunday, June 11th in Washington, D.C.  reach out to the Facebook page, here.  However if you cannot make it to D.C. but want to lend your voice, many Pride celebrations around the United States are taking a decidedly political bent this year, giving you a chance to raise your voice and provide a counter point to what many (like yours truly) see as troubling policy and language coming from the White House.

If you will be in Washington, D.C. for the rally and march let me know.

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Vintage gay

Posted on May 11, 2017 | Leave a comment

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I dedicate this weekly post, featuring vintage gay photographs, to the men and women who lived in a more critical time where being true to yourself and loving who you want wasn’t always an option and came at a great price. Do you have a photo you would like to share? Email me at bosguymail@gmail.com.

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Drag lip sync competition tonight at Club Cafe

Posted on May 10, 2017 | Leave a comment

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No plans tonight? Head over to Club Cafe to watch Boston Ironsides Rugby Football Club’s annual Drag Lip Sync Competition. All the fun starts at 7PM at Club Cafe. I’ll be there so be sure to say hello.

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This week on Instagram: frenchieyankee

Posted on May 10, 2017 | 1 comment

david santori, Instagram, Frenchie and the YankeeThis week I’m featuring a friend who I initially met here in Boston but now lives in Washington, D.C. You may also notice that I have his blog Frenchie and the Yankee to the right in my blogroll.

One month from today Sergio and I will be visiting Frenchie and the Yankee so I thought I’d use the opportunity to showcase the Instagram account which is filled with beautifully captured images mostly of his newly adopted home city of Washington, D.C.

Follow him on Instagram here, instagram.com/frenchieyankee.

Do you like this weekly post? Check out previously featured IG accounts here.

 

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Caption this photo

Posted on May 10, 2017 | 7 comments

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Each Wednesday morning I post a photograph and ask readers to offer a funny caption.  Hopefully the caption below inspires you to share a few of your own.

Grin and bear it

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Kiki Beach returns to Southie on June 3

Posted on May 9, 2017 | Leave a comment

gay BostonIf you are following Kiki Beach on Instagram you know that in a little more than a month this group will be returning for its second year to Southie’s M Street Beach most weekends.

Although M Street Beach is far from the most beautiful beach I’ve ever been to, you can’t beat the convenience, incredible people watching and how much fun it can be. Sergio and I had so much fun going to Kiki Beach. You can stay up to date with what is going on with Kiki Beach by liking their Facebook page. Be sure to also like the June 3rd Season Kickoff event on Facebook, here.

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Six Neckties by Johnny Diaz

Posted on May 9, 2017 | Leave a comment

gay literature, LGBT fiction, OgunquitJohnny Diaz has said that this book is a literary postcard to Ogunquit, Maine where the story takes place, which may make this a must-read for those of you who love OGT. The book centers on his fictional character, Tommy Perez, who I first met several years ago when I read, Boston Boys Club.

Johnny Diaz use to live in Boston and work for The Boston Globe, but moved back to Southern Florida where he is from. However, he continues to write entertaining gay novels with settings here in New England. If you are looking for a new gay-themed novel for the summer, Diaz new book may be just what you are looking for.

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Temptation Tuesday

Posted on May 9, 2017 | 1 comment

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SpeakEasy Stage presents The Bridges of Madison County

Posted on May 8, 2017 | Leave a comment

bosarts, boston theaterThe SpeakEasy Stage Co. closes their 2016-2017 season at the Calderwood Pavilion in the South End with their production of The Bridges of Madison County, which opened this past weekend and runs through Saturday, June 3rd.

The Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical tells the story of a chance meeting between a farm wife and a world-weary photographer, that leads to a soul-stirring affair.

The Bridges of Madison County
May 6 – June 3, 2017
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Men in kilts

Posted on May 8, 2017 | Leave a comment

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What to do this week: May 8 – 14

Posted on May 8, 2017 | Leave a comment
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Join your’s truly, BosGuy, at Ironsides Rugby Club Drag Lip Sync Competition

This week there are 35 different events and programs with a little bit of everything for someone ranging from indoor rock climbing, painting with cocktails and midnight movie showings to club-themed parties including Fascination, Fuzz and a Pajama Party.

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gay boston, boston fetish nightMONDAY – WEDNESDAY

Boston Gay Men’s Book Club meets to discuss A Useless Man on Monday, May 8 starting at 7PM at the Trident Bookseller’s Cafe in Boston

Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston

Fascination Monday is a gear / kink / fetish party hosted the second Monday at Jacques in Boston

Health Night at The Fenway join the YLC for their first Health Fair and learn how Fenway Health is here to serve you on Tuesday, May 9 in Boston

Taco Tuesday is a fun way to socialize and eat on the cheap in the South End; first come, first serve – hosted every Tuesday at Tremont 647 in Boston

Karaoke Night starts at 9:30PM every Tuesday at Jacques in Boston

Showtune Tuesday hosted by VJ Ryan Grow starts at 9PM every Tuesday at dbar in Dorchester

Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Boston Ironsides Drag Lip Sync Show join me as I judge this lip sync show at Club Cafe starting at 7PM on Wednesday, May 10 in Boston

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Reaching OUT: Boston be a part of the chapter’s first networking event on Thursday, May 11 at Cathedral Station in Boston

LGBT Travelers of Boston will be meeting at 6PM on Thursday, May 11 at Night Shift Brewing in Everett

Karaoke Thursday is held each week downstairs at Machine in Boston

Paint Nite at Machine create art while sipping a cocktail at Machine Boston on Thursday, May 11 in Boston

Turnt! Thursday is hosted every Thursday starting at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester

Detention Thursdays! is hosted every Thursday starting at 9PM with shows at 10:30 & 11:45PM – No Cover – at EGO in Providence

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Unsure this guy will be at super hero night on Saturday at Orleans Bar but head over for some cocktails and conversations – wear your favorite super hero t-shirt.

FRIDAY

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders on Friday, May 12 in Somerville

Frederick Studio Grand Opening is happening from 6-9PM on Friday, May 12 in Provincetown

Billiards Tournament is hosted each Friday starting at 7PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

RuPaul Viewing Party is Friday, May 12 starting at 8PM followed by dancing at 9PM at the Alley Bar in DTX, Boston

Super Hero Night wear your favorite super hero t-shirt and enjoy a few cocktails, while meeting people through Boston’s LGBTQ & Friends MeetUp group on Friday, May 12 at Orleans Bar in Somerville

FUZZ is a monthly gay dance party with DJ Brent Covington and DJ Taffy at Pi Alley in DTX on Friday, May 12 in Boston

Twerk Fridays at is an 18+ night at Ego in Providence

The Coolidge After Midnite: Twin Peaks: Assault on Precinct 13 shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Friday, May 12 in Brookline

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SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday through the end of October in Boston  

So Hot Saturdaes is Boston’s no-attitude gay dance party hosted every Saturday at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party on Saturday at Paradise in Cambridge

Vibrator! At the Alley features DJs Brian Halligan and James Cerne who will be playing your favorite music on Saturday, May 13 at the Alley in Boston

UNITE Saturdays is the weekly dance party every Saturday that starts at 10PM at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera in Boston

The Coolidge After Midnite: They Live shows at The Coolidge starting at 11:59PM on Saturday, May 13 in Brookline

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Pajama Party every Sunday at Machine, starting at 10PM

SUNDAY

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday through the end of October in Boston  

Back 2 Basics Diva’s Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 5PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

Pajama Party Sunday with DJ Denis spinning your favorite music from the 80s, 90s and now is every Sunday starting at 10PM at Machine in Boston

Hot Mess Sundays at Candibar in the Theater District is every Sunday starting at 10PM in Boston

Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.

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Restaurant review: Boston Chops

Posted on May 7, 2017 | 1 comment

Photo from Boston Chops facebook page

Boston Chops is described by owners, Brian Piccini and Chef Chris Coombs, as an urban steak bistro with a casual but refined twist on the traditional steak house. It has been a hot spot in the neighborhood and destination restaurant since it first opened four years ago in the Penny Savings Building in Boston’s South End. It is beautifully decorated (not at all stuffy like many steak houses) with a beautiful 20+ seat bar that runs the length of the restaurant and a small street side patio with doors that open to the street from the dining room.

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Boston Chop’s Crab Cake shown above is $19

The Boston Chops menu obviously has many cuts of steak but the restaurant’s raw bar is excellent and there are many alternatives if you want something different. For example, Sergio opted to start with an order of Crab Cake. This is one of Sergio’s “go-to” orders and is large enough that it can double as a filling snack if you want something to eat but aren’t in the mood for a full meal.

Following in Sergio’s footsteps I ordered one of Boston Chops’ sides, the Eggplant Rollatini, as a first dish. The eggplant is sliced incredibly thin and stuffed with tomato, mozzarella and herbs. It is a great dish to share and I think often overlooked by many who come to the restaurant.

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Boston Chops Eggplant Rollatini above is $12

For dinner Sergio continued with an unorthodox choice for a steakhouse, ordering the Pappardelle Bolognaise. Sergio loves a good bolognaise sauce and he tends to either order the Filet Mignon or this plate when we have dinner at Boston Chops. The pasta is fresh and comes with the hearty sauce made with beef, veal and pancetta in a creamy tomato sauce and fresh herbs.

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Boston Chops Pappardelle Bolognaise is $22

Unlike Sergio, I always order from the Steak Frites menu which dominates the center of the restaurants dinner menu. All orders from this section come with an arugula salad served on the side and quite possibly Boston’s best french fries, that are regularly refreshed by staff from a warm copper bowl, ensuring you will over-indulge on the salty treats. Below is a photo of my skirt steak cooked exactly as I asked. I snapped this photograph before the french fries were added to make it look like a healthier option than it was in reality.

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Boston Chops Skirt Steak with peppercorn sauce and arugula salad $25

Although I’m not much of a dessert person, our waitress, Melanie, who provided flawless service throughout the dinner suggested we try their warm chocolate cake.  Melanie’s subtle suggestion was all the push we needed apparently, because we ordered the cake with barely any discussion. The cake was served warm and was devoured within minutes of its arrival at the table.

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Boston Chops warm chocolate cake $12 was devoured within minutes of its arrival

Boston Chops has announced plans to open a second location in Boston’s DTX / Theater District in the space previously occupied by Mantra so look for more updates on their newest location but until then my recommendation would be to visit the Boston Chops South End. The staff and kitchen consistently provide an excellent dining experience that many restaurants claim but few actually offer. Dinner reservations are strongly recommended, but dining at the bar is available on a first come, first serve basis.

BosGuy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars, Wicked Awesome.boston chops review

Boston Chops (South End)
1375 Washington Street  ||  (617) 227-5011
bostonchops.com

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Scruffy Sunday

Posted on May 7, 2017 | 1 comment

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Boston Public Garden at night by James Sutherland

Posted on May 6, 2017 | 1 comment

About three weeks ago James Sutherland snapped and shared this beautiful photo of the Boston Public Garden. Since then the Public Garden has transformed as the trees have flowered and the buds have been replaced with leaves, but I loved this photo with Boston’s Back Bay off in the distance, seemingly enveloped in fog.

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