If 2020 has been too much to handle because of the pandemic, and home cooks would rather rest than prepare meals for Christmas, there are options from some of Hopkinsville’s independent restaurants.
Here’s a run-down of what some are offering:
Jennie’s Place, 104 E. Sixth St.
Appetizers: jalapeño popper cheeseball with crackers; meat and cheese tray; Kentucky ham biscuit tray; buffalo chicken dip.
Roasted turkey with gravy or Kentucky legends ham entrees, plus several side dishes.
Desserts: Coconut, chess and choclate pie; orange juice cake; strawberry cake.
Price range from $10 to $30.
Call 270-484-9029 by 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, for pick up on Dec. 23. Check out times and options on the Facebook page.
The Corner Coffeehouse, 11th and Main streets
Co-owner Amanda Huff-McClure is making her signature holiday cookies — shortbread and molasses spice. They will be available starting Monday, Dec. 21. Message the coffeehouse on Facebook.
The coffeehouse will be open until noon Monday through Thursday of Christmas week.
Prices are $5 for six or $10 a dozen. Order through the Facebook page.
Butter and Grace, 707 S. Virginia St.
Entrees include Red and Green Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas; Shrimp and Bacon Pasta with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Alfredo; Cheeseburger Pizza.
Holiday specials: sweet potato casserole; Southern green bean casserole; Southwestern hashbrown breakfast casserole; cream cheese French toast casserole; holiday brie bowl appetizer.
Staples: jalapeño bacon pigmento cheese; white cheddar and smoke gouda pimento cheese; “In the South” chicken salad.
Desserts: chocolate chip cookie dough (for dipping and spreading); Andes Mint chocolate chip cheesecake.
Prices range from $12 to $32. Order on the website or contact through their Facebook page.
The Mixer, 114 E. Sixth St.
Honey-Glazed Ham Dinner includes deviled eggs, yeast rolls, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, broccolini, honey-baked ham, apple cobbler.
Call 270-874-2416, or order on Facebook, by 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, for pick up before 3 p.m. Christmas Eve.
Prices: $125, dinner for four; $230, dinner for eight.
Holiday Burgers, 3806 LaFayette Road
Hopkinsville’s oldest old-school diner has a later deadline than most local eateries for placing Christmas orders.
Entrees include roasted or deep-fried turkey and baked or smoked ham. You can provide your own turkey or ham, or have the restaurant provide it.
Sides include dressing, apple salad, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn and carrots.
Turkey gravy by the pint or quart.
Desserts include a big variety of pies and cakes, plus cookies, cheesecake, brownies cobbler and banana pudding.
Call 270-886-7495 by Wednesday, Dec. 22, to pick up by Christmas Eve. The menu is extensive, so see all the options on their Facebook page.
Prices range from $35-$35 for meats, $12-$25 for sides, and $6-$30 for desserts.
(If you run a local restaurant and are still taking special orders for Christmas week, email us at editor@hoptownchronicle.org, and we’ll try to add some of your special menu items.)
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
