How cool is this..

This is just a short post because I wanted to show how clever some restaurants are with plating. 

I have always appreciated how food is plated. It gives a certain "something" to a dish in a restaurant when you are excited to eat it. Some chefs become famous for how beautiful their dishes look. And isn't it always more fun to eat oysters out of a bucket or fajitas on a steaming skillet in Mexican restaurants?

Last night, I went to a pub in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington called Union Jack's. This pub quickly became a favorite place of mine because of all the English memorabilia. As most of you know, I spent six weeks in London last summer studying abroad, so I have been to my fair share of pubs. London is also my FAVORITE city in the world. I met my boyfriend Adam there as well, so it is near and dear to my heart. Union Jack's was overboard with decorations. From the "Mind the Gap" signs behind the bartenders to a huge mural painted on the wall of Winston Churchill standing in front of Buckingham Palace, it was cool to say the least. 

My friends and I ordered lots of appetizers to share with each other, and my immediate choice was beer-battered onion rings. Love them. I could eat onions everyday. Is that weird? Any who, these not only tasted amazing, but they were plated in such a neat way. Which is why I wanted to share the picture with you here:

A bottle? How could you not love that! Of course I got ranch dipping sauce instead of the spicy dip on the menu. After all, ranch makes everything better. :)

So, I will be visiting Union Jack's again soon. Hopefully with Adam. He'll love it. 

Cheerio!