The Nightmare Before Dinner: Recipes to Die For: The Beetle House Cookbook
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Overview
The official cookbook of Beetle House, the Halloween-inspired restaurant with locations in New York and Los Angeles.
Inspired by the works of Tim Burton—and all things dark and curious—The Nightmare Before Dinner features more than 60 gothically delicious recipes from chef-owner Zach Neil, including sauces and dips for the recently deceased, eerie appetizers, sinister sides, soups and salads for the living, macabre mains, devilish desserts, deadly drinks, and creepy cocktails. It also features vegan and vegetarian alternative or ingredient swaps for each and every recipe in the book, such as:
Featuring an inspiring bonus section about table settings, decorations, and foods to serve at your goth-themed party, The Nightmare Before Dinner is the perfect cookbook to satisfy even the most frightful of appetites.
Inspired by the works of Tim Burton—and all things dark and curious—The Nightmare Before Dinner features more than 60 gothically delicious recipes from chef-owner Zach Neil, including sauces and dips for the recently deceased, eerie appetizers, sinister sides, soups and salads for the living, macabre mains, devilish desserts, deadly drinks, and creepy cocktails. It also features vegan and vegetarian alternative or ingredient swaps for each and every recipe in the book, such as:
- Edward Burger Hands, inspired by Edward Scissorhands—a juicy burger with a Sriracha cream sauce, stuffed with smoked bacon, fried egg, pepper jack cheese, and avocado; with a pair of scissors shoved through it to keep it closed
- Silence of the Lamb Chops, inspired by Silence of the Lambs—a tasty lamb dish with a buttery mushroom and apple sauce, made gory with splashes of raspberry glaze
- Cheshire Mac and Cheese, inspired by Alice in Wonderland—a sweet-and-spicy take on one of America’s beloved comfort foods, served in a teacup
- Beetle Pie, inspired by Beetlejuice—a brilliant-green homemade pistachio pudding with a crunchy chocolate crust and a seedy and sweet blackberry jam
- The Fleet Street Martini, inspired by Sweeney Todd—a bright-red martini featuring Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey; pair with equally gory Love It Pot Pie
Featuring an inspiring bonus section about table settings, decorations, and foods to serve at your goth-themed party, The Nightmare Before Dinner is the perfect cookbook to satisfy even the most frightful of appetites.
- Title: The Nightmare Before Dinner: Recipes to Die For: The Beetle House Cookbook
- Author: Zach Neil
- Publisher: Race Point Publishing
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 192
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780760363485, 9781631065781, 1631065785, 076036348X
- Resource ID: LLS:9780760363485
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-21T16:44:22Z
Zach Neil is an American entrepreneur, artist, and chef. He has been featured multiple times on the Food Network and has gained additional notoriety through his popular chains of themed restaurants, which have been featured on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Good Day New York, MSNBC, and ABC World News Tonight, among others. Zach combined his artistic pursuits with his culinary skills to create the eclectic, Halloween-themed Beetle House restaurants, which have broken media records in the restaurant space. His first cookbook, The Nightmare Before Dinner: Recipes to Die For, features all of the Beetle House recipes, plus a selection of brand new, never-before-seen dishes with seasonally inspired flavors and a dash of Gothic insanity. In addition to his restaurant franchises, Neil is considered an authority on pop-up bars and restaurants with his own television programming and lifestyle brands in the works. You can find Zach on Instagram @therealzachneil and learn more about the Beetle House restaurants at beetlehousela.com.