Watershed Restaurant celebrates 10th anniversary Southern style

Co-owned by the Indigo Girls' Emily Sailers and award-winning chef Scott Peacock, Decatur's Watershed Restaurant has become a hallmark of gourmet Southern charm over the past decade. And on Monday, Oct. 27, Watershed will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a traditional Southern barbecue helmed by Pitmaster Jimmy Hagood of Charleston, S.C.'s BlackJack Barbecue. It'll be like an old-fashioned harvest festival with games and bluegrass entertainment, not to mention Chef Peacock's own legendary victuals.

Watershed has set local standards for environmental and community responsibility during its 10-year run, keeping an eye on waste and using as much local and organic food in its recipes as possible. That the eatery has been successful for so long while practicing such conscientious philosophies on food and friends must say something about the community to which it belongs.

"We believe Atlanta loves Watershed because we stay true to our southern heritage," says Jonathan Aherin, the restaurant's office manager. "Chef Peacock’s cooking emphasizes simply prepared, fresh, seasonal and regionally grown ingredients of the highest quality. We attribute our success to our guests who have continually supported us over the past ten years."

Aherin expresses the organization's wish to stay on the current path. "We hope Watershed will continue to have the good fortune of serving our guests for another ten years and beyond," he says. "We will also remain committed to being responsible locally and globally, by cutting back on waste, recycling and participating in community service groups."

The anniversary event will go from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and everyone's invited. View the invitation at WatershedRestaurant.com, and reserve your spot. Admission is $100 (all-inclusive) and proceeds benefit Plymouth Harbor, a community support group that helps senior citizens continue to live at home.

Related links:
WatershedRestaurant.com
Travel.NYTimes.com: Watershed
Plymouth-Harbor.org