Food & Drink
The Ultimate Potluck Checklist
Everyone brings chips. Nobody brings ice. A shared checklist is how a Huddle becomes dinner instead of a snack drawer.
The mess
The host buys a protein. Three people bring sparkling water. The vegetarian option is a bag of baby carrots. Someone thought “you’ve got plates, right?” You did not have plates.
Put the meal on a Huddle. Put the list where every Buddy can tick it. That’s the whole product, applied to Tuesday night.
Start with the table, not the recipes
On the checklist: plates, cups, ice, napkins, trash bags, a serving spoon, a place for coats. Food is the fun part. Logistics is why people remember the night as chaotic.
Assign courses, not “bring something”
Main, side, salad, dessert, drinks, ice. Put a Buddy on each. If Copilot drafts the list, edit it — then Add. “Bring something” is how you get four bags of kettle chips.
Dietary notes live on the Huddle
Vegetarian, gluten-free, no nuts — write it once on the Huddle description or a checklist item. Don’t bury it in a message from three weeks ago.
Shop once, split once
If the host grabs bulk ice and drinks, log the expense on the Huddle. Split equally after. Nobody should have to Venmo $11.40 for freezer bags in a side chat.
Tick as you pack
The power of a shared list is watching ice turn green on the way out the door. If it’s still open, someone still needs to stop. That’s a better system than hoping.
Put it in a Huddle
Stop planning in the group chat. Start a Huddle with your Buddies.
Start huddling free