The Mixer restaurant’s opening in the former Young Hardware building has been pushed back two weeks, to Dec. 18, because of construction delays, owners Graham and Heather Dawson announced Tuesday.
“We had planned to open in early December and believed up until Monday that all was on target,” Heather Dawson said in a news release. “No one is more disappointed about the delay than Graham and I are.”
The Dawsons had hoped to open on Dec. 4.
“We are making the best of a difficult situation and will continue working with the many people who believe in us and are like us in looking forward to our opening,” Graham Dawson said. “We believe that good things come to those who wait!”
A Christian County Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting is planned for 10 a.m., Dec. 19, and the chamber will host its December Business After Hours from 5 to 6:30 p.m. that day.
The 1890s hardware store building on Sixth Street has been undergoing renovations for several months. It’s considered one of downtown’s Hopkinsville’s landmark buildings.
New windows were being installed at the building’s entrance this week. A new parking adjacent to the property was recently completed.
The Dawsons plan for The Mixer to be open Wednesday through Saturday. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
“Every morning, the restaurant will sell sweet and savory pastries, including Scottish donuts, Scottish scones (both sweet and savory), tomato pie tartlets, quiches, muffins, cinnamon rolls and more. Pre-order pastries, quiches, etc. are available for lunch catering,” the Dawsons said in the news release.
“Lunch sandwiches, made with homemade bread, will be served Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. At 5 p.m., the dinner menu and full cocktail bar will be available. The Mixer will have a selection of signature cocktail available daily.”
More information will be posted on The Mixer’s website as details are available.
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.
