ORLEANS – The Barley Neck Inn has new managers, and owner Phil Ruggieri didn't have to look far to find them. Across the street, Cameron and Tyler Hadfield have built a reputation for themselves in recent years at their popular breakfast spot The Rail. Now the brothers will look to put their touch on the inn by taking over dinner service at the restaurant. "The energy level is good and there's an interest i...
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Select Board Opposes Ban On Carry-Out Plastic Containers, Cutlery
By: Bronwen Walsh
BREWSTER – The select board on Monday voted not to support a citizens’ petition asking town meeting voters to ban re-usable plastic food containers and cutlery by fall 2024. “We’re all trying to do the right thing,” Bud Ohman, co-owner of Kate’s Fried Seafood and Ice Cream, said. “I recycle every piece of cardboard in the restaurant. The last thing we need is another mandate. Try telling someone from New York th...
At Las Chidas, Atmosphere Counts As Much As The Menu
By: Ryan Bray
ORLEANS – On Monday morning, the sounds of The Specials' "Ghost Town" wafted through the air outside Las Chidas. Maybe that's a coincidence, but it's an apt description of the sleepy stretch of Route 6A near Town Cove, especially during the quiet winter months. But one step into Meredith Gallant's new artisan taco joint and it's clear the Harwich resident is interested in offering patrons more than just a good...
Hole In One Under New Ownership
By: Ryan Bray
EASTHAM – Ken Taber had a good career in the software industry when he and his wife, Erica, decided to pack up and move with their son to Eastham. They moved to the Cape to work at Hole In One, the Eastham and Orleans locations which were at the time owned by Erica's father. But they stopped short of fully committing to the relocation, opting to keep their house in South Windsor, Conn. "We thought 'Let's ju...
ORLEANS – For the better part of six decades, Cap't Cass Rock Harbor Seafood established itself as more than a legendary local eatery. For many in town, it was an emblem of classic Cape Cod. It's been more than two years since the restaurant closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Michelle Lamy couldn't stand to see the esteemed local landmark sit idle and unused any longer. So she bought it. Rock Harbo...