Windows Phone Context Menu Item Text Not Appearing - xaml

Question

I have a Windows Phone 8 app using XAML/C#. My app has an ItemsControl that relies on a data template. My DataTemplate looks like the following:
<DataTemplate x:Key="myTemplate">
<Grid Margin="0,0,0,8">
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid VerticalAlignment="Center">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding DisplayName}" TextWrapping="NoWrap" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextLargeStyle}" TextTrimming="WordEllipsis" >
<toolkit:ContextMenuService.ContextMenu>
<toolkit:ContextMenu>
<toolkit:MenuItem x:Name="customerMenuItem" Foreground="White" Header="View Customer Profile" Click="customerMenuItem_Click" Tag="{Binding Path=CustomerName}" />
</toolkit:ContextMenu>
</toolkit:ContextMenuService.ContextMenu>
</TextBlock>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Summary}" TextWrapping="NoWrap" Grid.Row="1" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextSmallStyle}" />
</Grid>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Column="1"><!-- Stuff here --></StackPanel>
</Grid>
</DataTemplate>
This DataTemplate is referenced in the main part of my XAML as shown here:
<Grid x:Name="ContentPanel" Grid.Row="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Margin="12,0,12,0">
<ScrollViewer>
<ItemsControl x:Name="myItemsControl" ItemTemplate="{StaticResource myTemplate}" ItemsSource="{Binding Customers}">
<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" />
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
</ItemsControl>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>
Please note, the "toolkit" namespace comes from clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Controls;assembly=Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Toolkit. When I hold my finger (or mouse) on the TextBlock, a context menu appears. However, I never see the words "View Customer Profile". I just see a block box that represents the context menu itself. I know that the item is there though. I know because the customerMenuItem_Click event successfully fires. I have a MessageBox in there that shows the value of the Tag. That value is always correct. For some reason though the menu item text is not appearing. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

You put Foreground = "White". Context menu is on white background. That is why you don't see your menu item.