Draft food-and-wine pairing menus for special events with the ChatGPT app, and dictate memo drafts
Jennifer and Fred Johnson, co-owners of Johnson Estate Winery in western New York, on Spectrum News 1
Per Spectrum News 1, Jennifer now uses ChatGPT to create food-and-wine pairing menus for special events and to help generate ideas, as "an accessory" to her own thinking. Fred, her husband and co-owner, uses it for quick first drafts of memos: "It takes pretty good dictation," though he says, "I don't quite trust it."
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The problem
Jennifer Johnson, 72, had the ChatGPT app on her phone because her daughter put it there, and at first didn't really use it at all.
What happened
Jennifer: "It's been a revelation. I think to understand how fast it is and what it can do." Fred calls it "useful around the edges" and "just a helpful, useful thing." No figures were given. Self-reported.
Quoted in the source: Jennifer Johnson, co-owner, Johnson Estate Winery. Source: Spectrum News 1: Why older adults are encouraged to embrace, not ignore, AI in the workplace (Mark Goshgarian) (2026-10-18) · Added 2026-10-20.
How to set it up yourself
- What Johnson Estate Winery does: per Spectrum News 1, one co-owner uses the ChatGPT phone app to create food-and-wine pairing menus for special events, and the other uses it to dictate quick memo drafts that he then checks.
- List the wines you're pouring at the event (with tasting notes from your own sheets), the number of courses, the guest count, any dietary needs and what your kitchen or caterer can actually make.
- Paste that list into the ChatGPT app with the prompt below, then ask for changes until the menu fits your kitchen.
- Check every pairing and dish with your chef or caterer, confirm allergens yourself, and keep your own wine descriptions rather than the AI's.
Copy-paste prompt
I'm planning a {NUMBER}-course food and wine pairing menu for {EVENT} at {WINERY NAME} for {GUEST COUNT} guests. Wines we're pouring, with our own tasting notes: {LIST}. Our kitchen/caterer can make: {LIMITS}. Dietary needs: {LIST}. Suggest one dish per wine, in serving order, with one sentence on why it pairs. Use only the tasting notes I gave you for the wines; don't invent awards, vintages or scores. Flag any dish that contains a common allergen.One short email a day: 3 new AI use cases from real small businesses, each with its source and setup steps, plus a Tool of the Day. Free, no spam, unsubscribe anytime.
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