|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| 
|
|
THE LOWDOWN BOSTON: A Tale of Two Cities… |
|
Come to Boston from May to Early October and you’ll fall in love with this town.
Cafes are loaded with nubile natives and international intellects. Throngs of
attractive and bare skinned Bostonians stroll up and down Newbury Street checking
out the hot product hanging at the cafes…while the café loungers sit with their cell phones, sipping espresso, catching rays, checking out the Euro-babes meandering by. Everything is alive and buzzin’. The bike path on the Charles River is cruise central. People are happy!? Different languages can be heard as you whiz by on your roller blades. Free out door concerts abound at the Hatch shell and in Copley Square. Waterfront watering holes are packed by 6 PM daily. Boston is paradise.
Then there is winter…. Boston becomes a brutal hell of sorts (unless you can spend every weekend in Killington skiing). Boston in the winter is six months of gray skies, gray faces and bone chilling weather...raw, wet, damp weather. The kind of weather that, by mid March, would motivate you to sell your first born into the black market to pay for a plane ticket "outta heah" (as Bostonians would say). A ticket south…as far south as possible. Bostonians hibernate in the winter. Everyone suffers from that seasonal depression disorder…even the one’s that think they love winter! That’s why they invented fireplaces, pay per view and Prozac. I am convinced of it. Come to Boston in the winter and you will never want to return for a second visit. Come in the spring, summer or early fall and you’ll want to move here. The "buzz" in Boston is getting better slowly. If you are under 26 years old, you’ll fit right into the left over college bar scene and the kids that go with it. If you are in that 30 plus range you will have to work much harder to find a vibrant and hip "older" crowd that personifies cool. Luckily, "debbie" has done most of the work for you so you don’t end up wandering around Faneuil Hall drinking "beahs" with the "Massholes" and "outta townas." So go ahead and do your Hail Mary’s to "debbie" now. A trip to Boston without the debbieguide could be "wicked bad." No time to peruse our entire site of what’s hot this week in Boston? Check out this Short List of the top hot picks of the moment: MISTRAL: For cocktails with an attitude, appetizers at the bar or a complete dinner on expense account. THE FRANKLIN CAFE: for late-night dining till 1:30 a.m. OLIVES: Tops for food and for a non-invasive bar scene. OLIVES: Best bar for women to drink or dine by themselves. JAES: Best Sushi with ambiance. ARIA: The newest, therefor, hottest, addition to Boston’s rather uninspired dance club scene. In the basement of the Wilbur Theater. BEST SPRINGTIME SCOPING grab your blades and head to the bike path on the Charles River (between The Mass Ave Bridge and The Hatch Shell). Otherwise, stroll Newbury St. on a weekend. THE CLUB CAFE: If you’re gay, you’ll be in heaven! LOUIS BOSTON: The top men’s store in the city of Boston, and oh so civilized...free parking!! JASMINE: Newest addition to the Newbury Street women’s clothing thing. The perfect combination of hip, trendy and classy. Half way between expensive and affordable. JAMIE MAMMANO/TODD ENGLISH: Boston’s two celebrity chefs. Todd has serious staying power. Keep your eye out for his next restaurant, Olives Too, opening in Vegas!!! THE CAPITAL GRILL BAR: Tops for the cigar and suit set. But remember your gas mask, it’s smoky in here. The OAK ROOM at the Fairmont Copley Plaza: Most romantic date place |
