The Christmas potluck, without two tourtières and zero desserts
The holiday dinner where one person cooks everything is fading fast: in most families, everyone brings a dish, and that's a good thing. The catch is coordination. Who's making the tourtière this year? Did anyone think of eggnog? And why did three people bring cookies?
With Qui apporte quoi?, you build the holiday list by checking suggestions made for the season: appetizers, tourtière, meatball stew, Yule log, eggnog. You share one link in the family group chat, and everyone publicly picks their dish. The family sees what's taken and what's missing, and the Christmas table fills up without ten phone calls.
The day before the dinner, everyone gets a little email reminder: “It's tomorrow! You're bringing the Yule log.” Even Aunt Diane won't forget.
Ready in 2 minutes · free for up to 20 things to bring · no account
How to organize the holiday potluck
Create the event with the “Christmas and the holidays” occasion: the title suggests itself, add the date of the dinner, the time, and the address.
Check the holiday suggestions that fit your family and add your own classics: grandma's recipe deserves its own line.
Set quantities where several are needed: “3 dozen cookies”, “2 tourtières”. The page shows “1 taken, 2 needed” until the table is complete.
Share the link in the family group chat. Everyone picks their dish with their first name; the day before, each person gets their reminder, and you get the full picture of the table.
Free for up to 20 things to bring per event. After that, $5.99 CAD once for that event, no subscription.
The potluck attaches to the invitation, and the rest of the holidays follow
If you're sending a real invitation for the dinner, Qui apporte quoi? works hand in hand with Qui sera là? (quiserala.ca), the digital invitation with RSVP from the same family of Québec-made apps: your potluck shows on the invitation, and guests go from “I'll be there” to “I'm bringing dessert” without changing address.
And if your family also exchanges gifts, the sister apps handle that: quipigequi.ca runs the Secret Santa draw (the organizer never learns who drew whom), and quioffrequoi.ca keeps the wish lists with secret claiming. Each tool does one job, and the apps only ever exchange public links, never your emails.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I keep two people from bringing the same thing to the dinner?
- Each thing to bring has one spot (or however many you set). As soon as someone picks it, it shows as taken with their first name: the next person immediately sees they should pick something else.
- Will less tech-savvy relatives manage?
- Yes, it's built for them: no account, no password, no app to install. Open the link, tap “I'll bring it!”, type a first name, done.
- Can I ask for several of the same dish?
- Yes. Give the item a quantity (“we need 3”) and several people can each take a spot, each with their own name. The page shows “2 taken, 3 needed” until it's complete.
- What if someone cancels at the last minute?
- Everyone can cancel their contribution with the link from their confirmation email. Their spot frees up on the page right away, visible to everyone.
- Is the day-before reminder a paid feature?
- No, it's free for everyone. The day before the dinner, each person who left an email gets what they promised to bring, and the host gets the full picture of the table.