YesTable

11/07/2025

YesTable founder Jenna Karvunidis is on the Breaking Down Patriarchy podcast! Episode dropped today on Spotify & Apple.

how it came to be

11/07/2025

"Jenna, how is building that app coming along?"

"Oh, I made a printable sheet of paper that does the same thing. It's free."

Friends, making an app is like building a house. It's all very exciting in the beginning (choosing colors! Dreaming of pasta!) then by like, month 8 it's not whimsical anymore. The smiley sales guy? Haven't seen him sinc...

11/07/2025

👀 Do you ever host a dinner and suddenly remember mid-meal that one guest is allergic to dairy, another is gluten-free, and someone else will actually unalive if there’s a peanut within 300 feet??

Because SAME. I was tired of scrolling 87 group texts trying to remember who “doesn’t eat beige food right now,” so I made a one-page Guest Profile Sheet you can print and fill out for every guest. (It's free - just like the app I'm cooking up that will eventually launch and replace it, but we're in our PAPER ERA)

✔️ Allergies
✔️ Hard-no foods
✔️ Accessibility needs
✔️ “Will cry if you forget the ranch”

It’s cute, it’s free, and it will SAVE YOUR HOSTING LIFE during Friendsgiving, holidays, supper clubs, birthday dinners, etc.

💚 Download it here: https://yestable.gumroad.com/l/RSVPlease

If you’re a Type-A girl in a top hat like me: you’re welcome.
If you’re not: print it anyway and pretend you are.

Hosting is fun until someone walks into Thanksgiving and says, “Oh btw I’m allergic to dairy, gluten, soy, and also emotions.” 🫠So I made this: a one-page Guest Profile sheet to keep everything in one place: food boundaries, comfort needs, “absolutely will not eat” notes, and the little...

10/29/2025

Big news for California 🎉 Restaurants now have to list the Big 9 allergens by law starting 2026.

We love to see it, but we’re already two steps ahead!!

YesTable app lets guests share allergies + preferences right from their phones. YesTable directly mirrors the "Big 9" allergies that California requires: Peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, dairy, eggs, fish, shellfish, gluten and soy.

Regulation is catching up to what we built: tables where everyone can say yes.

(This is what happens when lawyers build apps 🤓)

10/08/2025

Weird Barbie foods: Where do you land on mint chocolate chip ice cream? It's a delight (us) or abomination (them)?

Want to get on a deeper level with your people? Find out how they feel about Weird Barbie foods. Blue cheese. Mushrooms. Where do they land on olives? Whether or not you think mint chocolate chip ice cream is just frozen...

09/28/2025

From sober-curious to just “red wine over 40 makes me tired” there are a hundred reasons a guest might pass on alcohol. Here’s how to make space without making it weird.

Read the full post!

It's time for fall gatherings! Back-to-school potlucks, Halloween soirees, late summer weddings, football tailgates. We can't wait. After a few long summer nights that got a little too long, there may be a faction of peo...

09/13/2025

The blog is up! Today we're discussing how empathy is the real party starter.

The other day, a hater on Facebook wrote: “If you don’t like what I cook, don’t come.” That sums up a certain vibe right now. The world feels like it’s getting ruder. More “me first and eff you” because everyone is a key...

09/06/2025

New blog post - When the offer is transparent and thoughtful, it invites an easy yes.

For anyone who is familiar with improv, you always say yes (and!). It's a great ethos for life. Ignore your first hesitation and pivot to build on whatever is on offer.

09/03/2025

YesTable founder Jenna Myers Karvunidis was featured in the Daily Journal this week, reflecting on food, tables, and the power of community. These are the same values that inspired YesTable.

Because gathering should be inclusive and full of yeses!

The Daily Journal has more journalists covering the California legal profession than any other publication.

08/31/2025

New blog post! Please put changing tables in the mens room at your private gathering. xo

You spent weeks picking the playlist and hunting down the perfect dairy-free cake. But guess what? The unsung hero of your gathering might not be the charcuterie board. It’s the bathroom.