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FLAVORS
FRED SAUCEMAN
PHOTO COURTESY 1010 BRIDGE
JILL SAUCEMAN
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Local tomatoes, peaches, fresh mozzarella,
prosciutto and basil make up a summertime salad at 1010 Bridge.
At the top of the dessert menu is the chocolate silk tart.
Seared scallops are served in the springtime with ramp pesto and sprigs of broccolini.
The 1010 Cut makes use of beef from the shoulder.
JILL SAUCEMAN
On the 1010 Bridge entrée menu, seared day boat
scallops from far away get a local accompaniment of
ramp pesto when the wild mountain leeks are in season
in West Virginia.
Chef Smith says it's easy to find a good eight-ounce
filet in Charleston. Instead, for its Cast-Iron-Seared 1010
Cut, 1010 Bridge uses meat from the shoulder of the cow
and serves it with a Cabernet bordelaise sauce and foiegras
shallot truffle butter. On the side are lobster macaroni
and cheese and Brussels sprouts with candied onion.
For the dessert menu, a former 1010 Bridge chef from
El Salvador created Bananas Foster Bread Pudding, patterned
after a dish he watched his grandmother make
back home. That dessert inspired him to be a chef.
" We treat guests here with respect and kindness, " says
our server, Chris Ferris. It wasn't an example of corporate
mission-speak. 1010 Bridge doesn't operate that way. His
comment was spontaneous and clearly from the heart.
" West Virginia hospitality is second to none, " adds
Chef Paul Smith.
Would we drive three and a half hours again just to
have a meal at one restaurant? If that restaurant is 1010
Bridge, absolutely.
Fred and Jill Sauceman study and celebrate the foodways
of Appalachia and the South from their home base in Johnson
City, Tennessee. Fred served for several years as a judge
for the James Beard Awards, in the restaurant and cookbook
categories.
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