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.
