Harry Watkins has spent most of his life serving and caring for different folks.
The proprietor and founding father of Milledgeville’s Style & See Plant-Based mostly Eatery is a veteran who additionally labored in well being care as a board-certified orthotist serving the Atlanta and Milledgeville communities. He mentioned that he began dwelling a complete meals plant-based way of life about 22 years in the past and it’s one thing that Watkins referred to as a rewarding expertise.
The inspiration to open Style & See got here from the will that Watkins needed to carry higher consciousness to the advantages of a plant-based way of life. As somebody with a household historical past of stroke, hypertension and coronary heart illness, it makes good sense that Watkins would aspire to make his group extra conscious of an accessible more healthy way of life.
Beginning this new enterprise, in his phrases, was very a lot a leap of religion for Watkins, who added that he put his belief within the Lord, and in addition into doing laborious work to construct Style & See. The eatery opened its doorways in Could 2020, simply because the COVID-19 pandemic was peaking. COVID-19, in response to Watkins, led to many shoppers pursuing more healthy alternate options, so the timing of Style & See’s opening labored out fairly properly. His religion additionally impressed the title of the enterprise, which comes from the verse Psalm 34:8 within the Bible, “Style and see that the LORD is sweet; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”
Style & See is positioned proper within the coronary heart of the Milledgeville Historic District at 151 N. Jefferson St. NE.
Watkins described the menu at Style & See as not solely wholesome, but additionally artistic, and crammed with plant-based choices. There are burgers, cauliflower wings, barbecue tofu, Jackfruit sandwiches, and lots of extra dishes and sides accessible to eat. Style & See can also be by no means afraid so as to add new objects to the menu, just like the not too long ago unveiled sea moss shake.
“Our recipes are all plant-based,” he defined. “There aren’t any animal merchandise, no ldl cholesterol or saturated fat, excessive fiber and yummy. We additionally air-fry all our hand-cut potatoes.”
Style & See additionally provides its personal detox plans.
“It’s a juice quick for a number of days, utilizing the eight legal guidelines of well being to assist enhance total high quality of life,” he mentioned.
What Watkins mentioned he enjoys most about working the enterprise is the enjoyment that he will get from serving to folks, together with using his creativity to develop new recipes.
“It’s the spirit of affection and sacrifice for others and making a distinction in others’ lives that brings pleasure to my coronary heart,” he mentioned.
Watkins hopes the eatery will proceed rising leading to much more probabilities for his institution to make its presence identified.
“My hope is that every buyer feels the love and pleasure of a singular plant-based eating expertise from a crew who cares for them and their household,” he mentioned. “We provide a beautiful strategy to eating on your well being.”
