Pick this week's specials from 100 ideas built on your stock
A chef gets 100 special ideas from what's already on the shelf and keeps the best 6 for the week.
Published . Steps as of November 2026.
How can I come up with new weekly specials using AI?
Give the AI your stock, your kitchen limits and what regulars like, ask for 100 quick ideas, then pick your favorites and have it narrow them to the week's list. Asking for 100 works best when you want range and plan to choose yourself. If you're short on time, ask for the final list straight away instead. The same idea fits a cafe, bakery or food truck. ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini all handle it.
A picture made with AI to show the idea.
Your prompt
Fill in your details. Skip any you like.
ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. Gemini can't be filled in from a link, so its button copies your prompt: paste it into the new chat.
The prompt that gets copied
I run [YOUR BUSINESS, e.g. a 40-seat neighborhood bistro] and I write [NUMBER OF SPECIALS, e.g. 6] new specials every week. Here's what I have in stock or need to use up: [YOUR STOCK, e.g. squash, pork shoulder, sage, old bread]. My kitchen can handle [KITCHEN LIMITS, e.g. two cooks, one oven, no fryer], and my regulars like [WHAT REGULARS LIKE, e.g. hearty, under 20 dollars]. Give me 100 short special ideas, numbered, one line each, mixing starters, mains and desserts. Lean on what needs using up and what's in season in late autumn. I'll reply with the numbers I like. Then narrow my picks to the final list, balanced across the menu, using as many shared ingredients as possible. For each final special, write a short name, a one-line menu description, and a note on prep time.
Tell AI what's in stock, what's in season and what your kitchen can handle. Ask for 100 special ideas, then have it narrow them to this week's 6, with names and menu lines.
Step by step
- Open a new chat and paste the prompt with what's in stock and what needs using up.
- Skim the 100 ideas and reply with the numbers you like.
- Ask it to narrow your picks to 6 and write the menu lines.
- Copy the 6 specials to your board, menu or posts.
What you'll get
A numbered list of 100 special ideas, then a final set of specials with names, menu lines and prep notes built around the stock you need to move.
- Made for
- Small business owners
- Works in
- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
