Barbie on the Menu

“Barbie” is heating up the summer box office and making a cultural statement that’s being reflected in restaurant menus. The team at SpotOn found that restaurants have recently added more than in 200 Barbie-themed items to their menus, including Barbie Sparkle Punch and Barbie Beach Burgers.

In celebration of the movie, a Barbie Lemonade  was added to the menu at The SisterYard. 

“Creativity and innovation are two important values for The SisterYard!” said Yami Correa, founder and co-owner. “Creating a Barbie drink felt like the right thing to offer during the movie's opening weekend. We like to maximize our ingredients by re-creating new things with what we already have. We decided to use our iced hibiscus tea and then add homemade lemonade so that the natural pink color of the tea would become even brighter, resembling Barbie's pink."

Correa reports that the beverage has been one of the top three best sellers since it launched on the menu.

“People are…