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A spat between a Boston chef with a history of making sizzling headlines and a dissatisfied LGBT activist from New York has whipped up a social media flame war that included death threats and the lingering bad taste of regret.
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Jen Royle, the owner of TABLE, shut down and/or made private her personal and restaurant accounts on Friday, following a dust-up with a former reservation holder named Trevor Chauvin-DeCaro after he took his beef with her restaurant to social media.
“Wild story incoming. Last month, we had to cancel our Boston trip after I was hospitalized,” Chauvin-DeCaro shared on X on Thursday.
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“As a result, I had to use travel insurance to get my money back on our hotel, train, and restaurant reservations. Today I got this message from @tableboston.”
The post included screenshots of Royle’s response.
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Chef Jen Royle is pictured in her restaurant Table on Aug. 29, 2019, in Boston, Massachusetts.(Chris Christo/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
“Hi Trevor. I own TABLE Restaurant in Boston,” she began in the segments shared on X by Chauvin-DeCaro.
“I just wanted to personally thank you for screwing over my restaurant and my staff when you disputed your cancellation fee [of $250]. I really hope in the future you have more respect for restaurants, especially small businesses such as mine. Pathetic.”
Chauvin-DeCaro then replied to Royle, sharing “disappointment and shock at the tone and content” of her outreach to him, according to the exchange.
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“My stomach turns with the gross decision to search for, find, and direct-message a customer like this,” he wrote in hs response. “The decision to reach out to a customer with such a scolding and disparaging message is, frankly, astounding.”
The exchange generated over 20 million views in the first 48 hours.
It also quickly turned ugly when death threats against both parties apparently resulted.
Trevor Chauvin-DeCaro of New York said he had regrets after his beef with Boston chef Jen Royle led to death threats for them both. (Screenshot of Trevor Chauvin-DeCaro post on X)
Chauvin-DeCaro appeared to suffer social-media regret amid the fallout.
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“I do not condone the onslaught of reviews, harassment and certainly not death threats,” he posted over the weekend.
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“I, too, am getting them and wish that on no one,” he also wrote.
“I am shocked to learn that Jen is also receiving death threats. I do not feel that way and reject these actions.”
Chef Jen Royle (far left), along with Pedro Martinez and Carolina Martinez, attend the Pedro Martinez Charity Feast With 45 at Fenway Park on June 29, 2018, in Boston.(Paul Marotta/Getty Images for Pedro Martinez Charity)
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The exchange led to debate about customer-and-small-business ethics while also presenting warnings about the power of celebrity and being outspoken in the digital age.
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Royle is a well-known figure in the Boston food and media scenes.
She once covered the New York Yankees for the YES Network and appeared as a contestant on “The Taste” on ABC and “Beat Bobby Flay” on the Food Network.
“Royle’s hair looks pretty fabulous when the former sportscaster with a megawatt smile and striking blue eyes storms out her bedroom in strappy high heels that Wonder Woman might wear down the runway,” Boston Magazine enthused in a 2021 profile.
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“I do not condone the onslaught of reviews, harassment and certainly not death threats.”
Her upscale restaurant in Boston’s North End, an Old World-style Italian neighborhood famed for its dining scene, seats only 32 people and has several no-nonsense policies.
“We do not accommodate vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, gluten-free or dairy-free guests,” the TABLE website states.
The restaurant’s site also says that “there are absolutely no exceptions to our cancellation policy.”
It notes, “We are a very small restaurant. Please be considerate.”
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The restaurant has received a number of distinctions.
It was named a “top 50 restaurant in Boston” by Boston Magazine in 2021 and 2022, among other notices.
Fox News Digital attempted to reach Chauvin-DeCaro via social media, as well as chef Jen Royle through the restaurant’s website.
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An inbound stretch of Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road will be closed each night through August for tunnel repairs, officials announced.
Starting Monday, the closures will begin at 8 p.m. and last until 5 a.m., state officials said.
Road closures begin at North Harvard Street in Allston and stretch along the Charles River Esplanade to Mugar Way in Boston, near the Hatch Memorial Shell, officials said.
Traffic will be detoured into Cambridge over the Anderson Bridge, along Memorial Drive, and then be routed into Boston over the Longfellow Bridge.
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The closures will allow ongoing repairs to the Storrow Drive Tunnel in the Back Bay.The work is the first phase of a two-stage project to extend the lifespan of the tunnel, which carries roughly 50,000 drivers to and from downtown Boston daily.
The outbound portion of the tunnel and accompanying roadways will not be affected.
State transportation officials said changes to the work schedule will be made when necessary to minimize impacts during major local events at TD Garden, Fenway Park, or during the FIFA World Cup and 250th anniversary celebrations scheduled for this summer.
Additional changes may be made without notice due to weather.
Transportation officials have not specified when the closures will end.
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Bryan Hecht can be reached at bryan.hecht@globe.com. Follow him on Instagram @bhechtjournalism.
OXFORD — Ole Miss softball is back in the NCAA Tournament after making the Women’s College World Series a season ago.
The Rebels (34-24) will play Boston (46-13) on May 15 (1 p.m. CT, ESPNU) in the Lubbock Regional. Ole Miss is the No. 2 seed in the regional, and Boston is the No. 3.
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Texas Tech (52-6), the No. 11 overall seed and regional host, will face No. 4 Marist (37-19).
The Rebels went 6-18 in SEC play this season, and have a largely new-look roster from the team that made the WCWS last season.
Ole Miss beat South Carolina and Tennessee in the SEC Tournament to improve its seed.
Freshman Madi George has burst onto the scene in the SEC. The first-year infielder leads Ole Miss with a .385 batting average. She has a team-high 21 home runs and 58 RBIs.
Seniors Emilee Boyer (3.86 ERA), Kyra Aycock (3.97 ERA) and junior Lily Whitten (3.04 ERA) are the primary options in the circle for coach Jamie Trachsel.
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Trachsel is in her sixth season leading the Ole Miss program. She led the Rebels to their first WCWS appearance in program history in 2025.
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Boston entered the Patriot League Tournament as the top seed and the Terriers delivered. Boston beat No. 2 Colgate 12-1, becoming the second team in Patriot League history to four-peat as conference champions. Boston is on a 12-game winning streak. Kylie Doherty leads the team with a .396 batting average and 26 home runs.
Texas Tech made the 2025 WCWS championship series, losing to Texas in three games.
Texas Tech lost just three Big 12 games this season but lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. The Red Raiders are a strong threat to get to the WCWS again. There are four Texas Tech batters hitting over .400. Star pitcher NiJaree Canady leads the Red Raiders with a 1.24 ERA. She has 209 strikeouts.
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Marist plays in the MAAC and won the conference tournament. Marist split a two-game series against South Carolina early in the season. Ava Metzger (12-3, 2.51 ERA) and Peyton Pusey (.404 batting average) lead the team.
Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@gannett.com or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_
Attendees held umbrellas as The Bends performed at Mojo Boston on Saturday.Andrew Burke-Stevenson/for The Boston Globe
Mojo, a music brand and concert organizer, was founded in 2021 by Charley Blacker, Alex Parker, and Emily Donovan while they were students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The trio of friends decided to create Mojo out of their shared love for music and house shows.
“We saw there were so many local musicians that were so talented, but they didn’t have the platform we thought they really deserved,” Blacker told the Globe during Saturday’s festivities. “So we thought if we could do the behind-the-scenes work of organizing photographers and [provide] a social media platform, we could give these musicians the platform they deserve.”
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Attendees danced as The Bends performed at Mojo Boston on Saturday.Andrew Burke-Stevenson/for The Boston Globe
Five years later, the team behind Mojo is sticking to their mission, tackling their biggest venue yet with this weekend’s event at City Hall Plaza, which previously served as the original location for Boston Calling before it moved to the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston. Boston Calling announced last year that it is taking a one-year hiatus in 2026, with plans to return in 2027.
In addition to getting the chance to work on such a big event with his best friends, Blacker hopes Mojo Boston can help “lead to a lot more opportunities for local music.”
People browsed food vendors at Mojo Boston on Saturday.Andrew Burke-Stevenson/for The Boston Globe
There was a wide range of genres represented at Saturday’s event, from the pop-rock stylings of The Bends to house and garage music from DJ AC Slater. Prior to the Boston debut, Mojo brought a festival to Pennsylvania’s Happy Valley in April and returned to Amherst later that month to host another event.
Mojo Boston attendees and former UMass Amherst students Emily Bowler and Max Debeau have been familiar with Mojo since its inception, watching the organization go from hosting basement shows to full scale music festivals. Debeau noted how many of the acts at Saturday’s event have worked with Mojo in the past, performing at UMass and other shows around the Bay State.
“To see it all come together has been great,” Debeau said. “This is the stage that they all deserve.”
“It’s crazy how quickly they were able to erect something so amazing,” Bowler added.
Amanda Giroux danced away from the stage while The Bends performed at Mojo Boston on Saturday.Andrew Burke-Stevenson/for The Boston Globe
Formed in New Bedford, the band Autumn Drive was one of 18 acts that performed at Mojo Boston, and they are no strangers to a Mojo show.
“We’ve done, I think, every single Mojo that there is, so we’re very tight with them,” said guitarist and singer Charlie Gamache. “When we found out they were doing a big festival [in Boston], I was like, ‘We want in no matter what.’”
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The band emphasized how much their relationship with Mojo has meant to them over the years, with Autumn Drive drummer Joe Gauvin praising the organization for “always putting us in front of a crowd that’s there to see music and hear us.”
Michael Asulin, of Stoughton, and Jackie Ludicke, of Miami, Fla., talked while wearing ponchos at Mojo Boston on Saturday.Andrew Burke-Stevenson/for The Boston Globe
From a makeshift stage out of wooden pallets in his basement to Boston’s City Hall Plaza, Blacker is is proud of Mojo’s success and is already looking ahead at what’s to come.
“This is really just the start of it all,” said Blacker. “We have very lofty ambitions and goals, and we have nothing but confidence in our ability to accomplish everything we set out to do.”
Gitana Savage can be reached at gitana.savage@globe.com. Follow her on X @gitana_savage.
