The Branch turns Five! Brock Zeman, Frank and Birdie, the Return of the Weeknight Specials!

Come get your Texas on...a bun! As you may have noticed, the branch has become Kemptville's premiere destination for Texas specialties, thanks in part to my Texas heritage, and thanks, in an even larger part to the overwhelming response to our Texas-themed specials on the branch menu from day one. In honour of this, we'd like to invite everyone out to celebrate the return of our weeknight specials! Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, come try our 'Austin City Limits on a bun,' for $9.99! This filling meal includes our famous, 100% hardwood house-smoked local beef brisket; a bun made with local flour from our neighbours at Grahame's Bakery, (Canada's second oldest continuously operating wood-fired bakery!); our bbq sauce (now a choice of spicy Texas or Canadian Maple), slaw, pickles, onions and a side of black beans. Are you in the mood for pork? Try our housesmoked spicy Texas sausage on a bun for the same low weeknight price!

And, just because we can; every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night we're also bringing back the family special of Fajitas for Four for just $44.44 (honestly? It's probably even enough for five, if they're small enough honourary Texans) which includes 1 and 1/3 pounds of juicy char-grilled and sliced O'Brien farms skirt steak, grilled peppers, onions and house-smoked portabello mushrooms (all on a sizzling cast iron skillet!), guacamole, cheddar cheese, housemade salsa, sour cream, tortillas and even some lettuce and pickled jalapenos for good measure...dine in, or even call in and take it home, usually in just under 20 minutes!

So there, now you've got your weeknights planned, so what about the weekend? How about:

Friday, October 28: The Frank and Birdie Show...every Friday (or darn near...) Frank Western and his side-kicking partner, the fabulous Miss Birdie Whyte grace the branch stage with their wit, charm, charisma and at least her good looks...But he plays the slide guitar like an angel, and his mother loves him, so.....why don't you come on down and see what the fuss is all about yourselves. This is quickly becoming the best way to spend your Kemptville Friday night, and the best part? Absolutely free! Although we do recommend a dinner reservation...maybe a beverage or two...and they do accept tips...and have cds for sale...well, either way, its a heck of a bargain...Friday, at 7pm! Do it!

Saturday, October 29: Brock Zeman! October 29, we are happy to welcome back Ottawa’s finest alt-country ‘Texas Red Dirt’ singer songwriter, Brock Zeman. Somehow, almost every song he writes is better than the last, a fact that is made almost even more amazing by the fact that he has put out something north of 7 albums in under a decade… Brock is a craftsman, a master tunesmith and one of the best story tellers that you’ll ever hear. That’s Saturday, October 29 at 9pm, $5

Sunday, October 30…The Branch's Fifth Anniversary Party! Well, we are turning five. In restaurant years, that’s like 40--If we’ve made it that far, we may not be old, but we’re definitely not kids anymore. We couldn’t be more excited than to spend this amazing milestone with all of you, our friends, our family…So come on out, the buffet is on us, we’ll have a cash bar, I’ll be hosting the open stage with my full band, The Burning Sensations, along with anyone else who wants to join in—Everyone is invited, Hey! It’s a party! October 30, 2-8pm…or whatever…