've experienced some saltiness at Watershed as well. Wonder if the death of Ms Lewis had any effect on the food? I don’t even know if Scott Pea is in the kitchen regularly. Sorry your food experiences were a bit of a let...

, since the high spots of the paper suspend the chicken over the rest of the paper, effectively acting like a paper rack. If you want a wonderful reference, I highly commend the Gift of Southern Cooking, by Scott Pea and the...

there recently, but bikers here are generally not very menacing. Watershed: the farthest upmarket restaurant in Decatur, with a pedigreed, cookbook-writing chef (Scott Pea) and a celebrity owner (Emily Salier of the Indigo...

. The chef, Scott Pea has recently written an excellent book on southern cuisine and the food is very good. The atmosphere is casual but a little hip. One of the owners is one of the Indigo Girls. For something with a hip vibe and...

For what it’s worth, I searched the index in several books, including Southern Food by John Egerton, Craig Claiborne’s Southern Cooking, Around The Southern Table by Sarah Belk, and Southern Cooking by Edna Lewis &...

I’ve come across a very good salt beef joint in CG - Scotts. Its' on the cover of New Row and Bedfordbury. By all appearances, it’s your normal, run-of-the-mill sandwich joint which normally I would have just walked...

I also really enjoyed the Benton County Ham on a "Scott Pea" biscuit. At first I thought they were just using a Scott Pea recipe but then noticed he was in the back of the stand rolling out and baking biscuits on site. I wonder...

Watershed is excellent. Fried chicken is available on Tuesdays only and sells out early. Many, but not everyone, feel that Watershed has the best fried chicken in the area. I won’t argue about that, but Scott Pea's is very...

and Noni’s serves up a wonderful interpretation of Italian and great drinks. The dining scene on the Square in Decatur is great — Brick Store Pub’s amazing beer selection, Cakes and Ale for farm-to-table and...

Mary Mac’s on Ponce for the old school “tea room” ambience and decent Southern “meat and three;” Watershed in Decatur for best chef-oriented Southern (Scott Pea is one the city’s best, Tuesdays...

Have to put in a good word for Gokul on Page. I’ve eaten there twice, once with an okra masala ordered off the menu and once at the buffet. Both were excellent, as were the breads. And mango ice cream for dessert. Also used...

in every way. Day #5 – Sunday Brunch – Watershed (Dacatur) - I had read about this place (who hasn’t) and the famous chef, Scott Pea. Unfortunately, we should have planned to come here for lunch or dinner. But on...

206 (Bayard Lane), Princeton. Scott Anderson (previously consulting at One53, and prior at Lawrenceville Inn, Mediterra, Ryland Inn, Les Copains and others) will be the exectutive chef. New building is under construction. Looks...

I’d check into the butter v oil thing further . . . I don’t think it’s true. I make the chocolate cake out of Edna Lewis/Scott Pea's Taste of Southern book – made with peanut oil – and it has a very...

I’m happy with all Southern for June! Edna Lewis is my vote although I have much more experience with the collaboration between her and Scott Pea, and I suspect more of those are available online. Anyone strongly familiar...