Meal Craft: Smart Meal Recommendation App

Project Overview

Meal Craft is a web application designed to help users explore, organize, and get personalized suggestions for recipes. The app combines classic search and tag-based recommendations with smart features like Chef Steve, an AI assistant who can generate recipe ideas. Users can create and manage their own recipe collections, making meal planning and discovery simple and fun.

Key Features

Recipe Browsing: Explore a wide range of recipes with details like cooking time, difficulty, ingredients, and instructions.
User Collections: Create custom collections to save and organize your favorite recipes.
Tag-Based Recommendations: Get recipe suggestions based on your interests, search history, and recipe tags such as cuisine, ingredients, or dietary needs.
Chef Steve (AI Assistant): Ask Chef Steve for new recipe ideas—he uses AI to suggest creative meals based on your input.
Dedicated Recommendation Service: The backend includes a separate service that analyzes your preferences and tags to recommend recipes best suited to you.
Modern, User-Friendly Interface: Browse, search, and organize recipes easily with a responsive design.

Technologies Used

Frontend: React, Mantine UI, Axios
Backend: ASP.NET Core (C#) REST API
Database: Entity Framework Core/SQL
Recommendation System: Custom backend service for tag-based suggestions and user-tailored recommendations
AI Integration: Chef Steve leverages AI for creative recipe generation

Results

Meal Craft offers a convenient way to find inspiration for your next meal. With both traditional and AI-powered recommendations, users always have fresh ideas at their fingertips. Collections make it simple to save and organize recipes, while the app’s smart features help users discover meals that match their tastes.