Food & Drink Prompts
Deliciously specific. The best song to cook to, a track that tastes like your favorite meal, late-night snack energy.
219 Food & Drink aux battle prompts to pick from. Use them for a song battle with friends, an aux war, or your next round in Aux Battles.
Song for Sunday Brunch
Song for Cooking Dinner Alone
Song for a Dinner Party
Song That Sounds Like a Cup of Coffee
Song for a Late-Night Snack Run
Song for Grocery Shopping
Song for a Farmers Market Morning
Song for Baking Cookies
Song for a Backyard BBQ
Song for a Wine Night With Friends
Song That Feels Like a Cold Beer on a Hot Day
Song for a Coffee Shop Study Session
Song for a Gas Station Snack Run on a Road Trip
Song for Making Breakfast in Bed
Song for a Late-Night Pizza Run
Song for Meal Prepping on Sunday
Song That Sounds Like a Margarita
Song for a First Date at a Restaurant
Song for Eating Ice Cream in the Summer
Song for a Potluck Dinner
Song That Feels Like Grandma's Cooking
Song for a Late Harvest Dinner
Song for a Picnic in the Park
Song for Making a Charcuterie Board
Song for a Coffee Run Before Work
Song for Trying a New Restaurant
Song for a Food Truck Lineup
Song for a Late-Night Diner Run
Song for a Cooking Show Montage
Song for Dancing in the Kitchen While Cooking
Song for a Tailgate Cookout
Song That Feels Like a Michelin Star Meal
Song for a Fast Food Drive-Thru at 2 AM
Song for a Champagne Toast
Song That Sounds Like Whiskey on the Rocks
Song for a Tea Ceremony
Song for a Cozy Soup Night
Song for Making Pasta From Scratch
Song for a Beer Garden Afternoon
Song for a Rooftop Cocktail Hour
Song for a Late-Night Ramen Bowl
Song for a Sunday Roast
Song for a Sushi Dinner
Song for a Taco Tuesday
Song for a Wine Tasting
Song for a Brewery Tour
Song for a Bakery Morning
Song for a Milkshake Date
Song for Chasing Down the Ice Cream Truck
Song for Thanksgiving Kitchen Chaos
Song for a Holiday Baking Marathon
Song for a Late-Night Fridge Raid
Song for a Smoothie Bowl Morning
Song for an Espresso Shot Before a Big Day
Song for a Slow Sunday Pancake Breakfast
Song for a Street Food Market
Song for a Candlelit Dinner
Song for the Snack Order at Karaoke
Song for a Cheese Board Night
Song for a Spicy Food Challenge
Song for the Grill Master Flexing at a Cookout
Song for a Cider Mill Trip
Song for Hot Chocolate on a Snow Day
Song for a Popcorn and Movie Night
Song for a Wine and Paint Night
Song for a Late-Night Bodega Run
Song for a Birthday Cake Reveal
Song for Strategizing the Buffet Line
Song for a Food Fight
Song for a Cooking Fail That Still Tastes Good
Song for the Standoff Over the Last Slice of Pizza
Song for a Farm-to-Table Dinner
Song for a Late Summer Fruit Stand
Song for a Cold Brew on a Hot Morning
Song for a Boba Tea Run
Song for a Girls' Night Wine Pour
Song for a Guys' Night Grill Session
Song for a Midnight Bowl of Cereal
Song for the Dessert Table at a Wedding
Song for a Coffee Shop First Date
Song for a Late-Night Gas Station Slushie
Song for Winning the Cookout Aux Battle
Song for a Home Brewing Project
Song for a Cocktail Mixology Class
Song for a Family Recipe Passed Down for Generations
Song for Recovering From a Spilled Drink
Song for a Wedding Reception Toast
Song for a Diner Milkshake and Fries Order
Song for a Sunday Morning Mimosa
Song for a Fresh Batch of Cookies Out of the Oven
Song for a Cereal Run in Pajamas at Midnight
Song for Pumpkin Spice Everything Season
Song for a Summer Watermelon Slice
Song for a Cookout That Turned Into a Function
Song for a Quiet Cup of Tea Alone
Song for a Chef's Kiss of a Meal
Song for a Recipe That Never Turns Out Right
Song for the Free Sample Table at the Grocery Store
Song for a Coffee Order That Takes Forever
Song for Cleaning Up the Kitchen After a Big Meal
Song for a Sunday Sourdough Bake
Song for a Late-Night Nacho Plate
Song for a Birthday Dinner Reservation
Song for a First Anniversary Dinner
Song for a Blind Date Over Coffee
Song for a Business Lunch
Song for a Power Breakfast Meeting
Song for a Solo Fine Dining Experience
Song for a Tasting Menu Night
Song for a Chef's Table Experience
Song for a Wine Cellar Tour
Song for a Craft Beer Flight
Song for a Whiskey Flight
Song for a Distillery Tour
Song for a Cocktail Bar Speakeasy Night
Song for a Dive Bar Happy Hour
Song for a Rooftop Bar Sunset
Song for a Beach Bar Afternoon
Song for a Pool Bar Cabana
Song for an Airport Bar Layover Drink
Song for a Hotel Minibar Raid
Song for a Late-Night Room Service Order
Song for a Brunch Buffet Line
Song for a Hotel Breakfast Buffet
Song for a Cruise Ship Dinner
Song for a Cruise Ship Midnight Buffet
Song for a Food Court at the Mall
Song for a Gas Station Coffee Run
Song for a Convenience Store Snack Run
Song for a Late-Night Vending Machine Raid
Song for a Dorm Room Ramen Night
Song for a College Dining Hall Lunch
Song for an Office Vending Machine Break
Song for an Office Potluck
Song for a Break Room Coffee Pot Refill
Song for a Food Delivery App Scroll
Song for Deciding What to Order for Twenty Minutes
Song for Splitting an Order Three Ways
Song for the Table That Orders Everything on the Menu
Song for the Friend Who's Always on a Diet at Dinner
Song for a Meal Prep Sunday Assembly Line
Song for Portioning Out Tupperware
Song for a Slow Cooker Set It and Forget It Meal
Song for an Instant Pot Dinner Rush
Song for an Air Fryer Snack Session
Song for a Grill Master's First Cookout of Spring
Song for a Backyard Smoker Session
Song for a Low and Slow Barbecue All-Day Cook
Song for a Chili Cook-Off
Song for a Salsa Making Contest
Song for a Homemade Bread Baking Day
Song for a Pie Baking Contest
Song for a County Fair Baking Competition
Song for a Kids' Baking Show Moment
Song for a Cupcake Decorating Party
Song for a Cake Smash at a Birthday
Song for a Wedding Cake Cutting
Song for a Groom's Cake Reveal
Song for a Baby Shower Cake Reveal
Song for a Gender Reveal Cake Cutting
Song for a Retirement Party Cake
Song for a Cookie Exchange Party
Song for a Holiday Cookie Decorating Session
Song for a Gingerbread House Building Contest
Song for a Candy Cane Taste Test
Song for a Trick-or-Treat Candy Sort
Song for an Easter Egg Hunt Snack Break
Song for a Passover Seder Plate Setup
Song for a Ramadan Suhoor Before Dawn
Song for a Diwali Sweets Table
Song for a Lunar New Year Feast
Song for a Dim Sum Sunday
Song for a Hot Pot Night With Friends
Song for a Korean BBQ Table Grill Session
Song for a Sushi Conveyor Belt Restaurant
Song for a Ramen Shop Line Wait
Song for a Curry Night
Song for a Tandoori Grill Session
Song for a Falafel Stand Order
Song for a Shawarma Late-Night Run
Song for a Kebab Shop After the Bars Close
Song for a Pho Restaurant Rainy Day
Song for a Pad Thai Street Cart
Song for a Jerk Chicken Cookout
Song for a Gumbo Pot Simmering All Day
Song for a Crawfish Boil
Song for a Fish Fry Friday
Song for a Clam Bake on the Beach
Song for a Lobster Roll Summer Lunch
Song for an Oyster Happy Hour
Song for a Raw Bar Night
Song for a Cheese Fondue Night
Song for a Chocolate Fondue Dessert Table
Song for a Dessert Bar at a Party
Song for a Donut Shop Line at 6 AM
Song for a Bagel Shop Sunday Morning
Song for a Croissant Fresh From the Oven
Song for a French Toast Sunday
Song for a Waffle Bar Brunch
Song for a Build-Your-Own Bowl Restaurant Line
Song for a Salad Bar Assembly
Song for a Juice Cleanse Day One
Song for a Protein Shake After the Gym
Song for a Kombucha Tasting Flight
Song for a Late Night Snack Raid While Everyone Else Sleeps
Song for a Sunday Meal Train Drop-Off
Song for a Late-Night Waffle House Run
Song for a First Barbecue of Grilling Season
Song for a Pop-Up Restaurant Opening Night
Song for a Late-Night Diner Coffee Refill
Song for a Farm Stand Honey Tasting
Song for a Backyard Fire Pit S'mores Night
Song for a Sunday Family Dinner Table
Song for a New Coffee Order Experiment
Song for a Late-Night Airport Vending Machine Snack
Song for a Homemade Salsa Verde Batch
Song for a Weeknight Stir-Fry Rush
Song for a Sunday Grocery Haul Unpacking
Song for a Late-Night Leftover Container Tetris
What are food and drink prompts?
Prompts that tie a song to an occasion built around eating. "Song for Sunday Brunch", "Song for a Backyard BBQ" and "Song for Cooking Dinner Alone" are really prompts about a time of day and a level of energy, with the food supplying a shared picture everyone can work from.
How do you win a food and drink round?
Get the energy exactly right rather than the association. The trap is submitting a song about food; the round is not asking for one. "Song That Sounds Like a Cup of Coffee" wants something that feels like the first ten minutes of being awake, and a track that mentions coffee will lose to one that does not.
Where do these prompts work best?
In a kitchen, and in the car on the way to one. This is the most practical theme in the library, because the winning submissions become the thing you actually put on afterwards. A round played while somebody is cooking tends to score more honestly too: the room is judging whether a song works right now, in that room.
Song lists for Food & Drink rounds
Hand-picked answers to food & drink prompts, with a reason attached to every track. Useful when a prompt lands and nothing comes to mind.
Food & Drink prompts, answered
What are Food & Drink aux battle prompts?
Deliciously specific. The best song to cook to, a track that tastes like your favorite meal, late-night snack energy. In an aux battle, Food & Drink prompts are the brief every player answers with a single song, and the room then votes on whose pick fits best.
What are some good Food & Drink prompts for an aux battle?
Three of the 219 on this page: "Song for a Slow Sunday Pancake Breakfast", "Song for a Chef's Table Experience" and "Song for a Candy Cane Taste Test". A prompt works when it is broad enough that everyone has a song for it but specific enough that the picks are worth arguing about.
How many Food & Drink aux battle prompts are there?
219 Food & Drink prompts, part of a free library of 3,505 prompts across 16 themes. They are free to read, free to copy into a group chat, and free to play through on Aux Battles with no account and no download.
How do you play an aux battle with Food & Drink prompts?
Pick one Food & Drink prompt, say "Song for a Slow Sunday Pancake Breakfast", and give every player the same brief. Each person submits one song from Spotify, YouTube or SoundCloud, the room plays the submissions back without revealing who picked what, and everyone rates them. The highest average score wins the round.
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