Nightmare Before Dinner

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.

• INTRODUCTION: THIS IS HALLOWEENMUST-HAVE TOOLS AND IN GREDIENTS VEGANIZE IT! WICKED PLANT-BASED SWAPS S A U C E S & D I P SFRIGHTENINGLY GOOD FLAVORSLOVE IT SAUCEEDWARD SAUCESWEET LIME CREAM SAUCEDEAD SAUCEVERUCA SAUCEHOLLOW SAUCEBEETLE JAM SOUL SAUCECHESHIRE SAUCEVEGAN CHESHIRE SAUCESWEENEY SAUCEA P P E T I Z E R SSCARY SNACKSBRAINS & CHIPSTHE DEETZ SHRIMP COCKT AILGRAVEYARD NOODLESDIABLO’S ARENAS CROSTINIHALLOWPEÑO HONEY CHEDDAR CORNBREADCHARLIE CORN BUCKETBEETLE BACON BREADS O U P S & S A L A D SCAULDRON-WORTHY CUISINESRIRACHA-ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH DEATH SOUPFALL SALADGIANT PEACH SALADBARBAROUS BBQ BEEF RAMENTHE BUTCHER’S STEWM A I N SMACABRE ENTREESCHESHIRE MAC & CHEESEEDWARD BURGER HANDSSWEENEY BEEFSWEENEY MUSHROOM THE WILLY BURGER FROG’S BREATH & NIGHTSHADE RISOTTOSILENCE OF THE LAMB CHOPSBIG FISHLOVE IT POT PIESHRIMPY HOLLOWVICTOR VAN PORKVICTOR VAN MUSHROOMEVIL DEAD SHRIMPD E S S E R T SALL TREATS, NO TRICKSWILLY’S MANGO PANNA COTTA BLOODBATH COBBLERBEETLE PIERED VELVET MIDNIGHT ESPRESSO CAKEBLOOD ORANGE CHEESECAKEBOOZY, BUBBLY MANGO SORBETD R I N K SCREEPY COCKTAILSTHE BEETLE’S JUICETHE GOLDEN TICKETEDWARD’S LEMONADETHE FLEET STREET MARTINIBIG FISH BOWLTHIS IS HALLOWEENALICE’S CUP OF TEA CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE MARTINITHE NINEWE COME IN PEACESPARKY’S MINTY MARGARITABIO-EXORCISMTHE COCO SKELLINGTONT H E M E D P A R T I E SPUT THE FUN BACK IN FUNERALWILLY’S CANDY BARA BEETLE HALLO WEEN PARTYEDWARD’S FORMAL DINNER PARTYA NIGHTMARE CHRISTMAS PARTYINDEXABOUT BEETLE HOUSEBEETLE HOUSE RECIPE CREDITSACKNOWLEDGMENTSABOUT THE AUTHOR

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