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Amy and Ben Postlethwait stand in entrance of the Buckley Home on Entrance Road. They bought the home in December and can open a restaurant there in March. (Picture by Michele Newbanks)

MARIETTA — Two months after The Buckley Home restaurant shut down in October, the constructing was bought by Ben and Amy Postlethwait.

It can quickly reopen beneath the title Benny & Babe on the Buckley, a spinoff of their Benny & Babe meals truck.

They’re preserving a few of the authentic options of the home, which was inbuilt 1879, such because the flooring, however many of the relaxation is being renovated. Your complete restaurant has been painted and a tin tiled ceiling has been put in.

A lot of the renovations are beneath wraps till the comfortable opening on March 5 and 6.

“It can come collectively rapidly, however now we have fairly a bit of labor to do,” he stated.

The official grand opening is March 10.

“We’ll be open Thursday by way of Saturday for a dinner service and we’re going to do a brunch service on Sunday,” Ben stated.

He stated it’s topic to vary as they might resolve to open for lunch finally.

For now, the restaurant will open at 4:30 p.m. with final seating at 9:30 p.m., Amy stated.

Sunday brunch can be 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ben, a chef for the final 20 years, stated the restaurant will characteristic “Southern-inspired small plates.”

They selected the type due to their love of it.

“We’ve been to Charleston, S.C.,” Ben stated. “We now have some mates within the south. We’ve traveled round and we love that Charleston, S.C., eating scene. The whole lot is so contemporary and really properly crafted.”

Amy stated it isn’t about busting out as a lot as attainable, however it’s extra about an expertise.

He stated they need their restaurant to be farm-to-table and the menu can be ingredient pushed.

“We need to supply as a lot as we will domestically and our menu can be primarily based on what’s obtainable,” he stated. “What’s contemporary and what’s in season.”

That they had a gathering with Sugar Butte Farms this week and they’ll use them for no matter gadgets they’ve obtainable, he stated.

Ben stated they’ll have a small menu, with not more than 12 gadgets or as few as eight gadgets “so we will deal with high quality.”

“It’s primarily going to be small plates with smaller parts,” Ben stated. “We’re going to encourage individuals to share. I do know it’s form of a bizarre time to encourage individuals to share.”

Amy stated they’ll use utensils for taking the meals off the plates.

“We’ll have protected methods to do this,” he stated.

Ben added they’re “hyper targeted” on meals. They need to make every thing crafted in addition to attainable, he stated.

The Buckley Home wasn’t their preliminary selection for a brick and mortar restaurant, however they noticed it develop into obtainable after the earlier restaurant closed in October.

“We determined to leap at it. It appeared like an excellent alternative,” he stated.

They need to keep true to the area, however need to create their very own identification and carve their very own area of interest locally.

Ben and Amy are each initially from New Martinsville, however Amy has been within the space for about 15 years, Ben stated. He was a chef in Columbus.

Amy did the inside design.

“I really like them,” she stated of the tin ceiling. “It makes me fairly glad.”

She stated they’ve been engaged on renovating the home seven days every week since Christmas.

“Quite a lot of paint, all of the lighting has modified, we redid the entire upstairs as we’re utilizing that as properly,” she stated. “We put a really low-key bar and lounge up there with a non-public eating room for personal events for work occasions or personal occasions.”

She stated in some unspecified time in the future, they’ll permit individuals to hire your entire upstairs.

“And presumably your entire constructing if the occasion is sufficiently big,” Ben stated, though that’s a future aim.

“We now have to ensure we’re in a groove and staffed,” Amy stated.

They can even plan to open the again patio for friends in mid-Could.

Michele Newbanks will be reached at [email protected]

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At a Look

* What: Benny & Babe on the Buckley restaurant to open.

* When: Gentle opening is March 5 and 6, with grand opening March 10.

* Hours: 4:30 p.m. to final seating at 9:30 p.m. Thursday by way of Saturday. Sunday brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

* The place: The Buckley Home, 332 Entrance St., Marietta.

Supply: Ben Postlethwait.