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Before a French wine-pairing dinner, one diner uploaded the menu to ChatGPT and asked it to explain each wine and why it went with each course. He then put that research into NotebookLM and listened to its audio overview on the way, arriving knowing what to look for in each glass and why each pairing worked.
Here is the menu for a wine-pairing dinner I'm going to: [PASTE OR UPLOAD MENU]. For each course, explain the wine (grape, region and style), what to notice when tasting it, and why it was chosen to go with that dish. Add a little background on the regions, and finish with a short overview of how the meal progresses. Keep it friendly and jargon-free.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Upload a photo or copy of the menu to ChatGPT and ask for the course-by-course explanation.
- Paste ChatGPT’s answer into a new NotebookLM notebook as a source and create an Audio Overview.
- Listen on your way to the dinner, then enjoy spotting what you’ve learned.
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