sample sales: hi guys, im revamping my menu. i already found some great dishes. now i need creative ideas o how my menu should look. i was thinking something like a wooden clipboard with the menu clipped to it? but the thing is that has already been done in town. so do any of you have any ideas on how to make my menu look unique and creative, also homemade please? thank you and btw, i run a small coffee shop, its very homey and cosy so id like the menu to fit the theme. thanks|||Have the menus printed out in the shape of coffee cups. These sort of shapes would work well- http://www.picturesof.net/_images_300/An… http://www.sofieb.com/assets/graphics/st… I think you should have a logo/ catch phrase which people will recognise, like star bucks has the green logo which everyone knows. http://www.honeybeeceramics.eu/assets/im… i think this menu has a nice idea with the love heart coming from the steam made from the coffee, maybe you could incorporate that some where with the phrase 'Coffee made with love' I always think that coffee shops should be a friendly warm atmosphere so i think the menu should reflect that, either go with brown and beige colours for warm, or bright pop art style to be more modern and different. But i think for Coffee shops warm colours are best. Oooo also thought of service with a smile, so 'coffee with a smile'|||I saw on tv once where the menu was printed on a piece of rice paper and you could eat it after you ordered. It was flavored with soemthing. No clue what though. I thought that was prett cool. Since you're a coffee shop, maybe you can have the menu printed on a sugar cookie. Well, not the whole manu but maybe some daily specials? Just an idea.|||Hiya soy bean. Change the menu to a Bill Of Fare. Make it in the 1800's type of colonial style. I'm in America, and this is something we did at a deli we had in Southern California back in the 70's. Our place had a turn of the century saloon look to it, pretty much the local eatery. We had scroll border work done on aged looking parchment paper, and lettering in a Gothic type style, to give a regal look to it, in a plastic cover page protector. Believe it or not, but in a month's time, we'd be missing a few menus. LOL! I guess our food was that good, that people wanted a keep sake.LOL! With the advent of the computer, you could do all the graphics and lettering yourself. I hope this helped, good luck with revamping that menu. How about I throw in a great pork chop recipe from southern America; I'm a northern Yankee but I love all types of food. Southern Style Smothered Baked Breaded Pork Chops. Recipe by F.E.P.III Circa 1950’s 4 pcs Sirloin Cut Pork Chops [cheap $ meat] 1 lrg Egg 1/8 cup Milk 2 cups Seasoned Bread Crumbs 1/2 pkg Dry Onion Soup Mix [only use 1/2 of 1 envelope] 1/4 cup Italian Bottled Dressing [Cheap stuff works great] 1 med Onion, peeled, cut in half & sliced thin 1 med Garlic Clove Chopped finely 1 tsp Rubbed Sage 1 cup Sliced Fresh Mushrooms 2 tbls Browning & Seasoning Sauce [like Kitchen Bouquet] Canola Oil For Frying Preheat oven to 275º [135ºC] Whisk together the egg & milk and pour into a shallow deep bowl. In a second shallow bowl, [pie plates work great] place seasoned bread crumbs. With a fork, take a chop and place it in the egg wash, turn to cover both sides, briefly drain off extra wash, place chop in bread crumbs & coat on all sides and place on plate, or wax paper, or plastic wrap laid flat on counter. Repeat until all chops are well coated on all sides. Heat about a 1/2 cup of Canola in a frying pan over medium heat until oil simmers, [no smoke] Place two chops in oil slowly, one at a time. Fry until golden brown on all sides. Remove from oil and set on paper towel to drain. Fry the rest of the chops in the same manner. In a roasting pan that has a lid, [ I used a blue speckled enamel oval roasting pan with lid] place a medium thin layer of raw onion and the garlic in the bottom of the pan, use about 3/4 of the sliced onions for this layer. Place chops in a single layer on top of the onions, spread the remaining onions on top of the chops. Pour enough water into pan to come to about the top of the chops. Add Mushrooms, onion soup mix, Italian dressing, sage and browning/seasoning sauce. Cover and place into oven, Bake for 2-3 hours at 275 degrees. Check half way through cooking, and add water to maintain above said level. After 2 hours of cooking, check meat with fork, if fork slips into the meat with ease, meat is done. To make gravy, mix well 3 tbls of flour in 1/2 cup of water, pour mixture into pan, cover and return to oven for 1/2 hour more. Best to serve with mashed potatoes, French-Style green beans with sautéed chopped onions and a splash of Teriyaki sauce on the|||A chalkboard on the wall is usually good for a coffee shop. Maybe little chalkboards on the tables too. You can paint on anything you don't want to rub off in a paint that looks like chalk.