Restaurant Roundup: Nashville restaurant named to coveted list (Copy)
GarthBrooks.com, September 2025
Strategic Hospitality, (Ben Goldberg, Max Goldberg, Jenny Deathridge Bratt, and Camille Tambunting) the Nashville group that helps operate Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood’s Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk, recently celebrated a prestigious win at another of its Music City restaurants — Locust.
Located in the city’s 12South neighborhood, Locust is a modern, minimalist, upscale restaurant known for nuanced sauces and a seasonal menu with Irish- and British-influenced seafood. The restaurant just ranked No. 20 on North America’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by San Pellegrino. Strategic Hospitality co-owner Max Goldberg traveled to Las Vegas to accept the award.