# Glow-in-the-Dark Taco Menus Doodle Bar's LOSTACOS Popup Celebrates Mexico's Day of the Dead By Jana Pijak | Published 2017-10-20 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doodle-bar References: [southwarknews](https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/glow-dark-tacos-served-bermondsey-bar/) & [grubclub](https://grubclub.com/lostacos) [Doodle Bar](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dr-perfy-1) will be hosting a LOSTACOS popup at the end of the month, which will feature a [glow-in-the-dark taco menu](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/limited-edition-skeleton-bottle) in honor of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration. The spooky holiday is synonymous with bright colors and imaginative costumes, making this technicolored bar a fun place for patrons to visit. Based in Southwark, England, Doodle Bar will be hosting its celebration from October 22 to the 29, serving up a craft cocktail menu alongside its glow-in-the-dark food fare. Some of the planned libations for this [Day of the Dead popup](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-of-heritage) in include palomas, and pensador mezcal blends. Additionally, patrons will take part in an exclusive film screening while enjoying their food and beverage pairings. In addition to celebrating a cultural holiday that is iconic across the globe, this pop-up bar appeals to Millennial sensibilities thanks to a number of sensory elements. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Glow-in-the-dark Food Menus:** Restaurants and bars are innovating by adding a surreal glow-in-the-dark feature to their menus for theme-based offerings, providing an unparalleled experience. - **Sensory-driven Experiences:** Businesses are catering to millennial sensibilities and enhancing customer experience with sensory events that incorporate food and drinks, music, and films. - **Cultural Celebrations:** Culturally-inspired events are becoming more popular and creating opportunities for businesses to bring communities together in celebration and share a rich heritage and experiences with customers. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food and Beverage:** Restaurants and bars could add more glow-in-the-dark and sensory-driven products to their menus, leading to a wide array of conventional + unconventional collaborations and product tie-ins. - **Entertainment:** Entertainment industries could collaborate to incorporate more cultural events into their events that leverage the increasing popularity of cultural celebrations to reach young audiences and diversify their customer base. - **Tourism and Travel:** Travelers today seek authentic experiences and immersion of local cultures, thus creating opportunities for local businesses to showcase their heritage and offer food and culture-oriented trips. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Toronto Day of the Dead Celebrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/day-of-the-dead-celebration.md) - [Moon-Inspired Mexican Cocktails](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-chi-honors.md) - [Luxe Culinary Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxe-culinary-experience.md) - [Multicultural Pop-Up Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/opentables-dine-london.md) - [Mexican Holiday Tequila Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1800-taste-tiendita.md) - [Pop-Up Taco Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/popup-taco-restaurant.md) - [Mexican Heritage Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tequila-don-julio-launches.md) - [Celebrational Beer Can Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modelo.md) - [Glow-in-the-Dark Sushi Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glow-in-the-dark-sushi-bar.md)