Alamo Drafthouse shares their new 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' menu exclusively with PEOPLE. The menu, with three themed food offerings (plus a black and white popcorn bucket!), will hit all 35 locations on Monday, Sept. 2.
ahead of its anticipated release in theaters. To celebrate the sequel, the nationwide movie theater chain, known for serving food and drinks during screenings, has prepared three new menu items inspired by the flick. They will be available in all 35 locations beginning Monday, Sept. 2.
Alamo Drafthouse executive chef Brad Sorenson tells PEOPLE that he felt initial excitement when he was tasked with building a menu for the popularUntil he realized: "Okay, so it's a movie about sandworms and dead people and disembodiment? And, okay, food? Where do we go with that?""Each film presents itself in a different way,” he explains, pointing to some of the theater’s past special menus forwe wanted to present a menu that was well rounded in some categories.
Thus came the creation of the Tally Me Banana Pudding, one of the three inventive menu offerings on the special menu, alongside the Beetlewings Beetlewings and the Sandwich for the Recently Deceased. For the movie, the theater will also offer a limited edition popcorn bucket in the design of the iconic black-and-white sandworm — sharp teeth and all."I have to admit, we went a little more thematic," says Sorenson. "I went a little Burton-esque with the rest of the menu.
After that, it all came down to enriching the flavors and adding more Easter eggs for movie fans. For instance, the pulled pork sandwich on the special menu first started out as a fried chicken sandwich, which lead the team to develop a mustard barbecue sauce to play into the yellow theme, however a glaring characteristic from the movie pulled them in a new direction."There are a lot of tattered and shredded physical elements about Beetlejuice. Suit falling apart, body falling apart.
Ahead of the launch of the new menu, PEOPLE asked Sorenson to break down the three menu items and share what guests can expect when they go in for their first bite.No bugs were harmed in the making of this dish! They are lemon pepper chicken wings made with coriander and dill seed served with a side of ranch and celery. "You're going to still get your citric, salty lemon pepper, but then you're going to get a little bit more herbal depth behind them," says Sorenson.
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