Brett and Cara Williams of Orta Restaurant came to speak on South Shore Live. Orta Restaurant is located at 75 Washington Street Pembroke, MA 02359. To make reservations, you can call Cara at (781) 826-8883 or visit www.ortarestaurant.com. You can also book private events fitting up to 40 people! Dinner hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Sundays is from 5pm to 9pm and on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 5pm to 10pm. Orta also now hosts live entertainment on weekends at 9pm. Menus are even posted on ortarestaurant.com! Definitely make sure you look for Orta Restaurant on Twitter and Facebook! The band East 4th closed up the evening on South Shore Live this week performing a cover of Heart Like Mine by Miranda Lambert!

Puopolo’s Candy is a candy business that was started in 1987 by husband and wife, Richard and Deborah Puopolo. Puopolo’s Candy is located at 222 north street, Hingham, MA 02043. They are open from 10 am – 6 pm Mondays-Fridays and 10 am – 5 pm on Saturdays. All of Debbie’s homemade candy contains only natural flavoring, no preservatives and can be shipped! Are you throwing a party? Puopolo’s Candy sells party favors for any occasion whether it’s a wedding, baby shower, birthday, anniversary, or almost anything else you can think of! You can call toll-free at 1 800 794 6638 or email puopolocandies@hotmail.com. For more information, visit puopolocandies.net and search on Facebook: Puopolo Candies.

Lauren Tenney and the Terribles perform blues/jazz music. All members are students or graduates of berklee college of music in boston. Members of the band includes Lauren tenney on vocals, Charlie Bloom on guitar, Alex Hartley on keyboard, Tim Sweeney on bass, and Patrick Dalton on drums. You can like their facebook page and buy their album “lauren tenney and the terribles -EP”. They have incredible talent! Our other musical guest was Tim Cury a.k.a. Tequila Tim singing his lovely holiday song, “There’ll Be Christmas in the Square.”

Everyone loves when Jamie Conway joins us in the studio on South Shore Live. He is absolutely phenomenal playing the piano and was even able to write a song on the spot! Jamie has been playing piano since he was 3 and has performed for many occasions. Purchase his albums “Before the Beginning” and “Elegant Piano Romance: The 70’s” on his website at jamieconwaypiano.com. Also make sure you subscribe to his YouTube account: jamieconwaypiano and can also find his instrumentals on iTunes.

Terri Martini of front street gourmet called in to South Shore Live sharing some of her recipes with us. Front Street Gourmet is located at 121 Front Street, Scituate Harbor, MA 02066. You can find Front Street Gourmet on Facebook and Twitter. If you’re having a party, Front Street Gourmet can supply you with the appetizers, party platters, salads, dessert, and specialty cakes. You can hire Front Street Gourmet to deliver, set-up, and clean up! All you have to do is call! Their number is (781) 545-4050. You can also go to www.frontstreetgourmet.com. Gift Cards and Gift Baskets from Front Street Gourmet would make a perfect gift for any occasion! Don’t forget to check out Front Street Gourmet’s New Meat Department!

The band Canary got its name because Coldplay, the lead singer’s favorite band, starts with a “C” and ends in a “Y”, therefore they also wanted their band’s name to start with a “C” and end with a “Y”. Canary is a rock n’ roll band started about two years ago with Naomi as their lead singer, Amy on guitar, Dean on drums, Keith on bass, and Alex on the keyboard. All of the songs they perform are self written and phenomenal. You can visit their website at www.canarytheband.com. You can also connect with them on http://twitter.com/canarytheband , http://canarytheband.tumblr.com/ , http://instagram.com/canarytheband , http://www.facebook.com/canarytheband , and http://youtube.com/canarytheband .

Click below to listen to them perform “Whipping Post” written by The Allman Brothers.

Sandra Cira joined us on South Shore Live to tell us about Sea Shimmer- a jewelry line she owns.  Sandra always had a passion for marine biology, and, after getting her Masters degree, taught marine biology in the Bahamas for year and a half. She now incorporates her love for the ocean into her jewelry with sea glass, some of it even dating back to the 18 or 1900′s! All of her work is made with .925 sterling silver, and may even be custom ordered as long as long as she has the color sea glass in stock. She makes necklaces, bracelets, earrings, wine charms, and even book marks, which you can purchase at one of her shows. Check out www.seashimmer.com, or contact her at Sandra@seashimmer.com or 781-837-0781!

David Littlefield, a.k.a. The Sausage Guy, joined the crew of South Shore Live this week. David has recently doubled the size of his south Boston location at 118 Dorchester Street.  The Sausage Guy does private events such as corporate parties, barbecues, and even post-reception wedding parties, which is always fun for everyone! The Sausage Guy is great for both small events, such as a three-year-old’s birthday party he has done in the past, or larger events like the pharmaceutical company who hired him to cater to at least 900 people. David Littlefield is busy making partnerships in order to make it available more locally throughout the South Shore, with the closest so far being Boomer’s in Brockton. He also shared an interesting story of how his good friend made the logo for his company. Ed Brown from The Snug also joined us to talk about his restaurant in downtown Higham at 116 North Street. The Snug provides authentic Mexican food without the white table cloth. The goal is for you to come, have fun, and even bring the kids while providing great hospitality to the customers. Find out more about the Sausage Guy at www.sausageguy.com and Ed Brown at www.snugpub.com!

South Shore Live welcomed Walter John of L.Knife & Sons to the show this week for winter beer tasting. Walter John brought four different beers, which are available in bottles at finer retailers around the South Shore. Starting with goose island, a brown ale with an alcohol of 7.3, it has a sweeter taste. This Christmas ale pairs well with ham,turkey, and lamb. Next was cisco  winter shredder; a spiced ale with 8.5% alcohol, it surely won’t disappoint. The Newport storm winter is a black porter with a coffee in flavor with chocolatey notes. At 5.9%, we learned that a porter is made with crystal malt, which is clear, 10% of the malt in the drink is roasted until it is black, which is where the roasted, coffee flavor comes from. Finally, ending with the most interesting flavor, Walter John brought Southern Tear 2Xmas. Although this is not a sessional beer, the 8% alcohol is well hidden behind figs, orange peels, cinnamon, clove, and ginger roots. All of these well balanced beers are perfect for upcoming holiday parties or even watching the game.

It seems like Christmas has gone from a warm, cozy holiday to a holiday where all people are concerned about is getting the newest iPhone or iPad. Guys making pies is an organization by a group of about 15 middle schoolers from Hingham who have went out of there way to make children less fortunate have a better holiday. This group of boys donates thousands of dollars to local charity. The idea of making pies for a cause was started by Dylan Melanson. With the money the boys make, they spend on what children in homeless shelters wish for. You can like Guys Making Pies on Facebook and you can also contribute by donating toys, donating money, or sponsoring a child. Guys making pies should be an inspiration to all of us. So instead of complaining about what you didn’t get for Christmas this year, be grateful for what you did get and just appreciate being surrounded by people who love you. Email Guys Making Pies at Guysmakingpies.pies@facebook.com and you can also view their website; Sites.google.com/site/guysmakingpies .