What’s hot and what’s happening now in the restaurant scene!

Must be the Yankee fans. Worcester’s Ralph’s Rock Diner has topped every other bar in the state when it comes to sales of Genesee beer, moving 22,704 cans in six months, according to the Genesee beer company. “I always liked the old-fashioned beers before they became hip,” said Vincent Hemmeter, Ralph’s owner, who decided to carry three different types of the beer at $1.50 a can. Hey Narragansett has made a comeback; maybe Carling will be next.

It’s no Bull. The Bull Mansion, at 55 Pearl St. in Worcester, will be opening soon. According to owner Victoria Mariano, a Sept. 1 opening is planned. The building, originally built as a home and then converted into the GAR Hall, has been home to a couple of restaurants, most recently TiNoVo and 55 Pearl.

On the hunt. Hunter’s Grille & Tap at the Grafton Inn recently opened after extensive renovations by owner Jay Hunter. This place has claimed a spot in Grafton Center for decades, if not longer.

Westborough gains a liquor license. A new restaurant planned for the redevelopment of the historic Nathan Fisher House on Route 9 in Westborough will be able to serve alcohol after a bill granting an additional all-alcohol license for the town was signed into law at the end of July.

The verdict is in. It looks like the courthouse on Main Street in Worcester is getting a little café for its customers. We know the lawyers will welcome this, but will they deliver to the cell block?

Fixed finally. The Niche Hospitality Group has sold its Shrewsbury Street location in Worcester to Stacy Gala. The new restaurant will be called The Usual. As you may remember, The Fix moved its location to Grove Street in Worcester.

Now that’s Italian. The ladies of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Loreto parishes have combined their efforts to produce an Italian cookbook. The cookbook contains almost 400 recipes, all by Italian nonnas, and costs $20.

Everything except a dead horse. On Worcester’s Main Street, deadhorse hill has started serving brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. If you go, don’t expect pancakes. It does, however, offer a Duck Egg Scrambler, Rib-Eye Steak and a Breakfast Carbonara.

Prohibition, with the booze. Bootleggers Prohibition Pub is the name of the new restaurant that will be located where EVO stood for years. Bootleggers is owned by Albert Maykel and his sister, Celeste, who also owned EVO. The place has been redesigned and has a new menu, which is more casual than the old. A late-August opening was scheduled.

By Paul Giorgio