public List <MenuItem> GetDrinkMenu() { try { List <MenuItem> menuItems = menuItem_DAO.GetDinkMenu(); return(menuItems); } catch (Exception e) { MessageBox.Show("Chapoo couldn't connect to the database " + e.Message); List <MenuItem> menuItems = new List <MenuItem>(); MenuItem menuItem = new MenuItem(); menuItem.ID = 1; menuItems.Add(menuItem); return(menuItems); } }