flowers in her hair

Last night dinner at blue moon restaurant. The Dorset cheese was the best. I had fiddlehead salad with skate. And splurged on a cocktail – gin with infusion of local violets and lilac – called “flowers in her hair’ Dolly goes native.

I’ve only read about fiddlehead ferns so I wanted to try it. The skate was so mild and cut thin in the salad. Light. I think of shark as meaty, heavier, very much like a good steak – you know?
Skate was a bit like scallops for mild flavor. Between lobster and crab in texture. I’d never seen it on a menu before either.
As I was eating, picking out the individual flavors was tricky- because every part was delicate. The dish as a whole was light, occasionally salty, fresh, with good crunch, soft and delicate. Every bite different. A dish to remember.