You can host a dinner party for guests with different allergies by asking everyone what they can't eat before you plan the menu, not after they've sat down. Create an event in Aioli, invite your guests with a link, and let them share their allergies when they RSVP, no app or account needed on their end. Once everyone's replied, you can see the whole group's restrictions in one place and build a menu that already works.
Ask everyone before you plan the menu
The stressful version of hosting is finding out someone can't eat the main course after it's already on the table. Ask early, and ask everyone, including plus-ones and last-minute additions to the guest list. A text to one person and a different text to another gets confusing fast, and it's easy to lose track of who said what.
See every allergy in one place
Create an event in Aioli and invite your guests with a link. They can RSVP and say what they can't eat without needing the app or an account themselves. "Allergies in the group" then shows everything together, so you're not piecing it together from a dozen separate replies.
Plan the menu around the table, not around one dish
Once you know what the group can't eat, choose recipes with the whole table in mind instead of picking a menu first and then trying to patch around it. If you're still rounding up ideas, a recipe saved from any website slots into the plan just as easily as one already in your library. It's a lot easier to plan one meal that already fits than to cook a separate dish for every restriction you discover halfway through.
Finding out at the table is the one thing worth avoiding entirely.
Check your recipes before you shop
Run each recipe against the group's allergies before you build your shopping list. Aioli flags what doesn't fit and which ingredient causes the conflict, so you catch it while you can still change the plan, not while you're serving. Aioli warns you about conflicts; it never tells you a dish is safe, so always check labels yourself, especially for anything severe.
Adapt one dish instead of cooking two meals
If one recipe almost works, AI Adjust can change it to fit, dairy-free, nut-free or built around what you're already serving, rather than you cooking an entirely separate meal for one guest. On the day, label the dishes on the table and keep the ingredient lists handy, so anyone can double-check without having to ask you mid-meal.
Frequently asked questions
What if I find out about an allergy after I already planned the menu?
AI Adjust can change an existing recipe to fit a diet or allergy you just learned about, often without starting the menu over.
Do my guests need the Aioli app to tell me what they can't eat?
No. Guests RSVP and share their dietary needs from the invite link, without the app or an account.
Can I see everyone's allergies together instead of checking each reply separately?
Yes. "Allergies in the group" shows every guest's restrictions in one place once they've RSVPed.
Written by Ashley