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Karle Heine has one word for bands playing music without singing: “Boring.”
The owner of New World Tavern in Plymouth thinks the state regulation preventing performers from crooning while playing their instruments is not helping his business during the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The customers don’t care for it,” he says. “They want to experience the whole act. The musicians are doing the best they can, but it doesn’t have the same pizzazz. It’s hurting us not letting them sing. People want to see the whole show.”
Others in the food trade – as well as performers – are in agreement. While they are on board with protecting people from infection during this age of coronavirus, most believe an outright ban on singing is unnecessary since workarounds are possible.
There are some holidays so closely associated with certain foods that only a particular dish will do. So it goes with St. Patrick’s Day, and corned beef and cabbage.
Other Irish dishes are top choices, too, of course. Local owners and managers at restaurants with an Irish theme mention that diners at the restaurants or for takeout can also get other favorites for St. Patrick’s Day week or every day. Some offer a beef or lamb stew, Shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, corned-beef hash, blood sausage. etc.
It’s the corned beef and cabbage, though, that gets added to some menus for March 17 and before, and the Irish dish that gets asked for most often around the holiday.
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WESTFORD A Mexican restaurant is coming to the former location of British Beer Company.
A sign at the property announces the debut of Ocho Café. The Connecticut-based chain s website announces the Westford location as coming soon.
Representatives of the chain could not immediately be reached.
The online menu lists a number of Mexican entrees, as well as specialty drinks, both alcoholic and nonalcoholic.
Ocho Café Tacos & Tequila has submitted an application for the Select Board to approve an all-alcohol restaurant license. A hearing is set for Jan. 12.
In a press release, Northeast Retail Leasing and Management Company LLC, announced the chain had signed a lease to occupy the former British Beer Company site. The leasing and management company represents Ocho Café.
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PLYMOUTH – The British Beer Company in Cedarville is getting a new name, look and owner. The Select Board approved the transfer of the liquor license to Paul Tupa, who plans to redesign the restaurant and lounge before reopening in the spring as the Plymouth Public House.
Tupa, who also owns Tavern on the Wharf restaurant and bar on the Plymouth waterfront, told the board he plans to close the business so he can perform extensive renovations at the site. He plans to redesign the restaurant and offer a different menu.
“Work should take two to three months, hopefully sooner,” he said. “Our time frame is April 1.”