Comfort Food Served Here

     Hal M. Holden-Bache isn't from Nashville.  He grew up in West Virginia and received a culinary arts degree from Shepherd  University there.  But on a visit to the Lockeland Springs neighborhood of Tennessee's capital he came to appreciate the community feel and decided to put down roots.

     The old H. G. Hills dry goods store was up for sale.  Dating back to the 1930s it was the perfect site for him to apply his talents.  He rehabbed the storefront building and in so doing created what has been described as a "warm and lovely culinary experience" using locally sourced ingredients.  With his knowledge and creativity he serves up comfort foods like duck drizzled in a smoked peach BBQ sauce and Nashville Hot crispy pig ears.

     Our tour group arrived before Lockeland Table opened for the day and enjoyed listening to his stories as we sampled some delicious octopus salad with smoked white beans.  It was memorable in a good way!