Chef Peter Dale was born and raised in Athens, Ga. After apprenticing with Hugh Acheson at Five and Ten and holding an internship at La Broche in Madrid, Spain, Peter and Hugh opened The National in 2007. The National is located at 232 W. Hancock Street in downtown Athens, Ga. in a restored 1950s Plymouth car dealership and tire recap plant.

Drawing inspiration from the food and wine enjoyed on trips to Europe, The National boasts a changing menu that reflects the seasons and vibrant produce of Northeast Georgia while nodding to Mediterranean culinary tradition.

In 2012, Dale was named Food & Wine magazine’s The People’s Best New Chef Southeast.