By Benoît Descary · June 18, 2026 · Guide

Olive, your AI cooking coach: ask her what to make for dinner

Olive is Olivi’s smart cooking assistant: you ask her what to make for dinner, a dinner idea with what you have in the fridge, or to plan your week, and she answers you like a friend who cooks well. Above all, Olive does not just talk: she acts directly in the app, she plans your meals, creates recipes and adds them to your plan. This is artificial intelligence in the service of everyday cooking.

A conversation with Olive, Olivi's AI cooking coach, on iPhone: asking her what to make for dinner tonight

Olive, Olivi's AI cooking coach, suggests meal ideas and takes action from the chat on iPhone

Key takeaways

Olive answers "what should I make for dinner" and all your cooking questions.
She acts in the app: she plans your week, invents recipes and adds them to your plan.
She knows you: her suggestions account for your diet, your allergies and your tastes.

Ask her anything

A quick dinner idea, how to replace an ingredient you are missing, what to do with leftover chicken, a cooking tip: you ask Olive your question the way you would text a friend, and she answers clearly.

That is the advantage of a smart cooking assistant: no menus to dig through, no complicated search. You write "what should I make for dinner with salmon?" and you get concrete ideas.

She acts, not just talks

The big difference between Olive and a simple chatbot is that she rolls up her sleeves. Ask her to plan your week and she fills in your plan. Ask her to invent a chicken curry recipe and she writes it out completely: ingredients and steps: then you add it to your recipes and your menu with a tap.

Artificial intelligence in the kitchen fully makes sense when it moves from conversation to action.

A recipe with what you have in the fridge

The classic puzzle: a half-full fridge and no idea. You tell Olive what you have on hand, and she suggests a recipe to match. Less waste, fewer last-minute takeout orders, and a real answer to "what should I make for dinner".

She gets to know you better and better

Olive draws on your profile: diet, allergies, foods to avoid, equipment (no oven, slow cooker, BBQ), cooking level. Her suggestions therefore become relevant to you, not generic.

You can also find all your conversations through the history, to return to an idea you had explored.

Frequently asked questions

How does Olive answer "what should I make for dinner"?

You ask her the question, specifying what you want (quick, with what you have, vegetarian...). Olive suggests dinner ideas suited to your profile, and can add them straight to your plan.

Can Olive create a recipe from what I have in the fridge?

Yes. You list your ingredients and Olive generates a complete recipe, with the quantities and the steps. You can then save it to your recipes and plan it.

Does Olive really take actions or just make suggestions?

Both. Olive answers your questions, but she can also act in the app: plan your week, create a recipe and add it to your plan. You confirm her suggestions with a tap.