{"id":15211,"date":"2014-10-03T13:30:43","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T17:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/?p=15211"},"modified":"2014-09-30T16:32:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T20:32:15","slug":"special-treats-at-the-dolphin-resort-shulas-and-bluezoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/?p=15211","title":{"rendered":"Special Treats at The Dolphin Resort – Shula’s and Bluezoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Friday night at the Dolphin Resort (again)… August 8, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

After a short stop at bluezoo lounge to catch up with what has been going on this summer, we went up to Shula\u2019s Steakhouse lounge to have some steak tartare and a cocktail. Nick had spent some time at bluezoo lounge by himself while I was upstairs getting my haircut (it wasn\u2019t a good haircut, in fact, it was so bad that I waited until we went back to NC in mid-September to get Nick\u2019s cousin to cut my hair – yep, 10 hour drive and one of my goals was a decent haircut) and Chef Jimmy came out to say \u201chello\u201d\u2026 he told Nick that he had some amber jack in the back and then asked if we\u2019d like some; Nick wondered if Chef Jimmy could make us a couple of fish tacos to enjoy when we got back from Shula\u2019s\u2026 luckily, it wasn\u2019t very busy and Chef Jimmy said he\u2019d see what he could do.<\/p>\n

Ariel greeted up with loads of smiles when we got upstairs to Shula\u2019s and we started with a couple of delicious cocktails (mine was a served a bit overfull and I managed to spill some on myself, at least I smelled really good!) and soon had our steak tartare. It wasn\u2019t as flavorful as the two previous times we had it, but nonetheless, we enjoyed eating it and talking to the various people we met (hello Carol!). Joseph heard that we were visiting and that it was Nick\u2019s birthday – before we could say Jack Robinson, Joseph brought out that delicious almond toffee bowl with loads of fresh berries and scoop of ice cream! Of course, he wrote Happy Birthday Mr \u201cextrawdwmagic\u201d on it \ud83d\ude42 It\u2019s so nice to know so many of the restaurant staff at the Swan and the Dolphin and to feel such genuine affection from them and towards them.<\/p>\n

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Surprise Dessert at Shula’s<\/p><\/div>\n

Uh oh! Now we\u2019re full and we still have fish tacos (hopefully) to go\u2026<\/p>\n

The fish tacos that Chef Jimmy created from the amber jack were a home run! They were accompanied by a cilantro cream, a siracha cream, and a guacamole with roasted corn and lime. The guacamole was a particular hit! The fish tacos were an excellent combination of citrus and crunch and smoothness and mild fishiness and faint herby-nesss.<\/p>\n

These were made on the spur of the moment and were truly delightful. The only thing we\u2019d change, and it\u2019s a matter of personal taste, would be to use flour tortillas instead of corn tortillas. That\u2019s a really minor point! From our perspective, we\u2019d love to see something like this on the bar menu at bluezoo lounge.<\/p>\n

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Surprise fish tacos at Bluezoo by Chef Jimmy Reyes<\/p><\/div>\n

The fish was nicely grilled, there was a pico de gallo that was very tasty. Some cilantro cream adorned the sides of the plate. And the most surprising thing for us was the guacamole made with roasted corn kernels.<\/p>\n

\"Fish<\/a>

these were really delicious, we suggest they go on the bar menu at bluezoo lounge<\/p><\/div>\n

Thank you everyone! We hadn\u2019t wanted to do anything really special for Nick\u2019s birthday\u2026 but our friends made it a nice evening with special touches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Friday night at the Dolphin Resort (again)… August 8, 2014<\/p>\n

After a short stop at bluezoo lounge to catch up with what has been going on this summer, we went up to Shula\u2019s Steakhouse lounge to have some steak tartare and a cocktail. Nick had spent some time at bluezoo lounge by <\/p>\n

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