# Christmas Character Spaghetti Dinners Chicago Restaurant Created an Elf-Inspired Spaghetti Sundae By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2018-11-11 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spaghetti-sundae References: [delish](https://www.delish.com/food-news/a24889793/buddy-the-elf-spaghetti-miss-rickys/) & [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp-JBiWF8xW/) This [holiday season](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2024-holiday-season), you can pair your annual viewing of 'Elf' with a movie-inspired dish called 'Spaghetti Sundae.' The work of the Chicago-based restaurant Miss Ricky's, the dish brings one of the movie's most iconic scenes to life. Spaghetti Sundae is a seasonal dish available from Miss Ricky's from now until Christmas. The dish is based off a [famous scene in the movie Elf](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elfs-steakhouse-box), where Buddy the Elf tops his spaghetti noodles with candy and chocolate sauce. To bring the famous dish to life, Miss Ricky's is serving up [plain spaghetti](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spaghetti-garlic-bread-donut), topped with strawberries, coconut, M&Ms, Oreos, Fruity Pebbles cereal, chocolate and raspberry sauce, marshmallows, and pieces of S'Mores Pop-Tarts. The dish is priced at $15 and diners are not required to use utensils (should they decided to fully commit to recreating the famous movie scene). Image Credit: *@virginhotelschi.* ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 33% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Movie-inspired Dishes:** Restaurants can offer dishes inspired by popular movies or TV shows to attract fans and food enthusiasts. - **Interactive Dining Experience:** Restaurants can create interactive dining experiences that encourage playfulness and nostalgia for customers. - **Limited Seasonal Dishes:** Offering limited seasonal dishes can create a sense of urgency and exclusivity for customers. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Restaurant Industry:** Restaurants can use movie-themed dishes to bring in fans and attract food enthusiasts. - **Entertainment Industry:** Movie and TV studios can partner with restaurants to create dishes inspired by their popular shows or movies. - **Food Industry:** Food manufacturers can create products specifically for movie-inspired food dishes, such as themed candies and cereals. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Christmas Movie Spaghetti Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elf-spaghetti-meal-kit.md) - [Holiday Movie Meal Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elf-themed-recipes.md) - [Movie-Inspired Donut Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elf-doughnut-collection.md) - [Festive Film-Inspired Coffee Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scooters-coffee-elf-menu.md) - [Sparkling Musical-Inspired Sundaes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/disneys-aladdin-friend-like-me-sundae.md) - [Over-the-Top Spooky Sundaes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spooky-sundae.md) - [Festive Pasta-Based Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/festive-pasta.md) - [Musical-Inspired Sundaes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spicy-frrrozen-hot-chocolate.md) - [Film-Inspired Pancake Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sugar-cookie-pancake-mix-kit.md)