Watershed Restaurant

Press

  • AJC

  • AJC

    Learn your way around varieties
    From now until frost, you'll have plenty of opportunities to explore the world of fresh field peas —- but your best bets for finding the widest variety may not be at your supermarket.
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  • AJC

  • AJC

    Fans have a field day with field peas (and butter beans, too)
    Granny's shelling circle recalls a simpler time, chef Scott Peacock writes
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  • CNN.com/Travel

  • CNN.com

    Appetite for Atlanta
    Food is a huge part of any destination for me, and my home base -- Atlanta, Georgia -- is no exception.
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  • Continental Inflight Magazine

  • Continental Inflight Magazine

    (The Hungry Traveler) The Word on the Bird
    Cooks all over the country fry chicken, but not everyone can make the real crisp-on-the-outside, moist-on-the-inside Southern-fried version.
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  • Martha Stewart

  • Martha

    Chef Scott Peacock and Animals of the South Pacific
    May 12: Today, award-winning chef Scott Peacock of Georgia's Watershed restaurant joins Martha with his grandmother's recipe for a classic southern dish that your family is going to love: chicken and dumplings.
    View the video on Martha Stewart's website...

  • Country Home

  • AJC-Evening Edge

    BISCUITS FROM SCRATCH - The art of the biscuit
    Once you learn a few secrets, you, too, can produce a delectable batch every time.
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  • Country Home

  • Country Home

    Tree House for Grown-Ups
    Atlanta environmentalist Peter Bahouth and chef Scott Peacock show the benefits of dining in the treetops with fresh, seasonal, Southern-style cuisine.
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  • Today

  • Today

    Have a Southern Easter feast
    March 18: Chef Scott Peacock makes his traditional holiday recipes: sweet and savory ham, honey-whipped sweet potatoes, creamy biscuits and more.
    View the video on the Today's website...

  • Gourmet Magazine

  • Bon Appetit

    An Old-Fashioned Southern Easter
    For Scott Peacock, southern food expert and award-winning chef at Watershed restaurant in Decatur, Georgia, Easter is all about the ham.
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  • Gourmet Magazine

  • Gourmet Magazine

    Staying on alone
    They were a startling couple. But even today, nearly two years after Edna Lewis's death, Scott Peacock says that she still makes him the man—and the chef—that he is.
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  • Gourmet Magazine

  • Gourmet Magazine

    GOURMET JANUARY 2008 SOUTHERN COOKING ISSUE
    "First Publication of a Newly Discovered Manuscript by Edna Lewis Two Gourmet Entertains Menus: Atlanta Chef Scott Peacock’s Country Brunch..."
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2007 2006
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution - Top 10 Restaurants in Atlanta
  • James Beard Nominations - Scott Peacock, Best Chef in the Southeast
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution - Ultimate Guide to Atlanta; Scott Peacock, Ultimate Chef
  • Bon Appetite Restaurant Issue
  • Zagat Guide Rated 25 out of 30
  • AJC Dining Guide 4 out of 5 stars
  • Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta - Best Fried Chicken
  • Atlanta Magazine - Best of Atlanta, Best Southern Accent
  • AJC Top 10 Places for Desserts - Ranked #7 out of 10
2005
  • The New York Times July 6, 2005 - "Chicken On the Plate, Family On the Side"
  • Food and Wine Magazine (Special Addition) - Chef Recipes Made Easy
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution - Spring Dining Guide "Top 10 Restaurants"
  • Creative Loafing Best of 2005 - Best Fried chicken and Best Sunday Brunch
  • Atlanta Magazine Best of 2005 - Best Southern Accent
  • Creative Loafing May 11,2005 - "a mouthful of...Burgers"
  • Southern Living April 2005 - "Tastes of the South"
  • The Charlotte Observer April 29, 2005 - "Luck Led us to Watershed"
  • Oxford American Magazine, Southern Food Issue Spring 2005 - "Cooks in the Kitchen"
  • Paper City June 2005 - "A Memorable Feast"
  • Creative Loafing June 22, 2005 - "Flavors of the South; Great Scott"
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution - Fall Dining Guide: 4 out of 5 stars
2004
  • Atlanta Magazine, "Best of Atlanta" 2004 - Best Southern Kitchen
  • James Beard Nominations: Scott Peacock, Best Chef in the Southeast; The Gift of Southern Cooking, Best Cookbook
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution - Dining Guide, 3 out of 4 stars
  • Wine Spectator - "Award of Excellence"
  • Creative Loafing, "Best of Atlanta" 2004 - Best Sunday Brunch, Best Fried Chicken
  • Zagat Guide - 23 out of 30 Points
2003
  • Creative Loafing, Best of Atlanta: Critics Choice, "Best Fried Chicken"; Critics Choice, "Best Sunday Brunch"
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution - Dining Guide, 3 out of 4 stars
  • Zagat Guide - 23 out of 30 Points
  • Atlanta Magazine, Best of Atlanta - "Best Southern Tradition, Fried Chicken"; "Best Sunday Brunch"
  • USA TODAY,September 12, 2003 - "10 great places to feast on fried Chicken"
  • Food and Wine Magazine - "Americas 25 best recipes" Fried Chicken
2002
  • Creative Loafing, Best of Atlanta: Critics Choice, "Best Fried Chicken"; Critics Choice, "Best Pecan Pie";
    Critics Choice, "Best of Decatur"
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution - Dining Guide, 3 out of 4 stars
  • Knife and Fork - Brunch Review, 4 out 4 stars
  • Gourmet Magazine - "America's Best Restaurants"
  • Wine Spectator - "Award of Excellence"
  • Atlanta Magazine - Best of Atlanta, "Best of Decatur"
  • Zagat Guide - "Americas Top 100 Restaurants"
2001
  • Wine Spectator - "Award of Excellence"
  • Atlanta Magazine - Best of Atlanta, "Best of Decatur"
  • Zagat Guide - America's Top 100 Restaurants
  • Knife and Fork - 3 out of 4 stars
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution - Dining Guide, 3 out of 4 stars
2000
  • Wine Spectator - "Award of Excellence"
  • Atlanta Magazine, Best of Atlanta: - Best Fried Chicken, Best of Decatur
  • Gourmet Magazine - "Atlanta's Top 5 Restaurants"
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