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When I was in 5th grade, my Sunday school teachers invited our class over for dinner. What makes me remember this dinner today, is that it was “Roadkill Cafe,” and we had to select from a menu of coded items (that were really the ingredients for tacos).
I knew that my Sunday school class would love this as well. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a menu for “Roadkill Cafe” or a similar mystery dinner. That just meant I had to create it myself!
In case someone else would be looking for something similar, I wanted to post the menu I used in case it’s of use to anyone else. I used the theme “Fantasy Cafe” because I thought the girls would like it, and fantasy was a broad enough category (fairy tales, mythical creatures, fantasy literature, etc.) that I could draw enough things from.
Of course, the girls were only given the coded names, not the key. They were then instructed to write their name and the names of three of the items on the outside of a paper plate. We did 3 courses of 3 items each. In most cases, we just gave them a tablespoon’s worth of the item, since I knew that they wouldn’t be eating it as served, anyway!
I really tried to take a good picture, but they were too excited to stay still.
Here is the menu they were offered (and the items they corresponded to). After the fun, we ate our real dinner of nachos and ice cream sundaes.
Chicken little’s truth – nuts
Dragon’s breath – salsa
Dryad party – Fiesta cheese
Elves’ handiwork – cookie
Emperor’s new clothes – nothing =)
Fairy wand – fork
Faun horn – carrot
Fluffy cloud – sour cream
Fountain of youth – ginger ale
Four-leaf clovers – lettuce
Giant’s bathwater – root beer
Glitter stones – ice
Gloppy’s goo – chocolate syrup
Gnome eyes – olives
Golden lava – cheese dip
Ground griffin – ground beef
Jack’s beanstalk – celery
Leprechaun droppings – green chiles
Little red’s accessory – napkin
Mermaid tint – guacamole
Nymph nectar – strawberry lemonade
Pay dirt – refried beans
Phoenix beak – homemade salsa (pico de gallo)
Ogre finger – pepper
Rainbow shavings – sprinkles
Ruby slippers – tomatoes
Slivers of crystal – onions
Snow white – ice cream
Troll heart – cherries
Unicorn horn – spoon
Yellow-brick road – chips
