{
  "id": 17229895,
  "title": "The day's menu in five minutes, with free AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/o-menu-do-dia-em-cinco-minutos-com-ia-gratuita",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T13:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/josemartinsiaaobalca/o-menu-do-dia-em-cinco-minutos-com-ia-gratuita-18h7"
  },
  "original_language": "pt",
  "account": "A Portuguese article reports that cafes and restaurants can use free artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, or Le Chat, to automate tasks like writing menus for chalkboards, door notices, and WhatsApp messages. To achieve this, a \"restaurant file\" with essential information about the business should be created and used as a reference for AI requests. The article provides a 3-step guide on how to use these tools to write menus in different formats and plan meals for two weeks, while emphasizing the importance of verifying information, especially regarding allergens, and not relying solely on AI suggestions.",
  "summary": "How can a coffee shop or a tavern write the blackboard, the door notice, and the WhatsApp message all at once, without the AI inventing dishes or prices. Every day, someone in a coffee shop or a tavern writes the day's menu three times: on the blackboard, on a sheet of paper for the door, and in a message for customers who asked to receive it on WhatsApp. It's the same menu, but each place requires a different text…",
  "key_points": [
    "AI generates three menu versions for cafes and bars",
    "Three-step process: create restaurant profile, generate menu, plan two days",
    "Review menu for ingredient and allergy errors before printing"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}