Satterfield’s Offers Fine Dining In Relaxed Setting

By Susan Swagler

Becky Satterfield believes that fine dining need not be pretentious. She’s also a woman who gets things done, so in 2005 she created a place “where the family dinner table and fine dining meet.”

Satterfield’s in Cahaba Heights in the Birmingham area is both elegant and comfortable. Large, colorful, contemporary paintings of wines and favorite ingredients add a whimsical touch to rooms where tables are dressed in white cloths and soft lighting flatters the food and the customers.

Extending a warm welcome is important, Satterfield says. “When fine dining is offered in a more relaxed setting, I feel it opens the doors for many more to feel comfortable to come sit at our table.”Dishes here are sophisticated, plates are beautifully composed and ingredients are time-honored and familiar – like fried okra with Comeback sauce and pan-roasted Gulf snapper with succotash. The kitchen knows how to have fun, and even comfort food is elevated and celebrated. Consider Coca-Cola braised beef short ribs with potato purée, carrots, onions, celery and white cheddar fondue. One of the restaurant’s most popular dishes is a poached egg with savory Conecuh sausage, fresh Gulf shrimp, watercress and Grana Padano. Even globally influenced dishes usually have a Southern twist, as when Carolina Gold rice and bok choy come together in an Asian-inspired dish starring steelhead trout.

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