the menu for each kickback is different.
our goal is for everything about this experience to feel like it is made just for you…because it is.
we take many things into consideration when preparing the menu for each kickback.
what ingredients are in season?
what foods are available from local sources?
do any of our guests have allergies?
are any of our guest vegan/vegetarian/pescatarian/etc.?
does the menu match the vibe?
meet our founder & resident chef
hey y’all! it’s me, trent!
trent
i’ve worn many hats in this lifetime and i feel as though they’ve all played a part in leading me here, to the holding space. my upbringing and college experience taught me the importance of embracing and creating community. during my reign as miss kentucky, i learned service and servant leadership as a love language. i have also worked in the nonprofit world, kentucky department of agriculture and the governor’s office, which all showed me that a huge part of fulfilling a need begins with listening- which is how the holding space came to be.
now i get to wrap all of these experiences and lessons up into two of my favorite things: food and fellowship.
pat “tete” pressley
food and fellowship were a core part of my upbringing.
i was raised by my grandmother, tete, in southwestern georgia, who taught me a good bit of what i know about cooking- especially when it comes to some good ole, southern soul food. every major holiday, we held a huge celebration of love at our house. tete drove the city bus and also did a lot of mission work around the city, so we had folks from her bus route, rescue missions, nursing homes- basically, anyone who wanted to celebrate the holidays in a loving and uplifting environment, was welcome in our home. each major holiday, we’d have anywhere from 50-100 “extended family members” in our home, which endearingly became known as “the house of love”. tete prepared all of the food, some of which was donated but most of which was paid for out of her own pocket. she was so committed to the house of love, that she started picking up cans for cash around the city, to fund it after she’d retired from driving the city bus.
from a very young age, i got to witness and be a part of the magic that is food and fellowship.
tete has “gone on to glory” (as she would say), but i hope to recreate some of that same magic from the house of love, within the holding space.
