DIY Wine Cork Menu

Get your summer bar ready with this quick and easy cocktail menu!

Episode: Grillin' and Chillin'

Marcella Valladolid shows us how to make a DIY gin and tonic bar menu, as seen on Food Network's The Kitchen.

Photo by: David Katz, David Katz

David Katz, David Katz

What you'll need:

1 shadowbox picture frame with stand
Hot glue gun
Dozens of wine corks
Sharp-edge knife
Marker
Paper
Push pin

How to:

Remove the glass from the picture frame, leaving the cardboard back.
Glue 2 corks together vertically at the sides. Repeat, making multiple sets.
Wedge a set of 2 into the top corner of the picture frame.
Place another set of 2 next to the first set of 2, facing the opposite way to create a pattern (you can glue the corks into the menu if you need better placement!)
Repeat step 4 until the whole picture frame is full. You may need to cut a few sets of 2 in half vertically to fill out the whole frame, depending on the size you're using.
Write out your cocktail menu on a piece of paper,
Fasten the menu to the cork picture frame using pins.
Sit it upright and place on your bar!

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