Welcome to Your Menu & Meal Manager

Create, search, and showcase your culinary collections

Explore menus, log meals, and learn about formal table service

What You Can Do

📋 Menus

Browse and search your collections

Explore all your created menus organized by date, course types, and descriptions. Search across your extensive menu library to find the perfect inspiration.

Features:

  • Advanced Search Find menus by title, description, or courses
  • Course Filtering Filter by course types included
  • Date Range Search Browse menus from specific time periods
Browse Menus

🍽️ Meals

Log and revisit your dining experiences

Keep a detailed record of every special meal you've created. Include dates, guest lists, photographs, and personal notes to remember the occasion.

Features:

  • Photo Gallery Add photos from Google Drive
  • Meal Details Date, guests, notes, and ratings
  • Linked Menus Associate meals with menus
View Meals

👔 Table Services

Learn about formal dining styles

Comprehensive guide to different table service styles from around the world. Understand the etiquette and presentation for each formal dining tradition.

Service Styles:

  • French Service Classic formal service
  • Russian Service Elegant and refined
  • And 6 More Styles Explore all options
Learn More

🍳 Courses

Explore course types and recipes

Deep dive into different course categories used in formal dining. Find recipes, preparation techniques, and beautiful presentation ideas for each course.

Course Types:

  • Amuse-Bouche Palate preparers
  • Main Courses Proteins and proteins
  • Desserts Sweet conclusions
View Courses

Getting Started

Quick Navigation Guide

  1. Menus: Start here to explore all your created menus. Use search and filters to find specific menus.
  2. Meals: Log special meals you've created. Include photos, dates, and notes. Link to associated menus.
  3. Table Services: Learn about different formal dining service styles from around the world.
  4. Courses: Explore different course types with recipes, techniques, and presentation ideas.

Data Management

Your site is configured to use local JSON files for menu and meal data. This works great for GitHub Pages hosting!

Optional: You can also connect Google Sheets for easier data editing. See the configuration section below.

Google Sheets Setup (Optional)

To use Google Sheets for data management:

  1. Go to Google Cloud Console
  2. Create a new project and enable Google Sheets API
  3. Create an API key
  4. Create a Google Sheet with your menu data
  5. Update js/google-sheets.js with your API key and Spreadsheet ID
  6. The site will automatically fetch data from your sheet

Google Drive Images

To add meal photos from Google Drive:

  1. Create a folder in Google Drive for your meal photos
  2. Upload your meal images to this folder
  3. Share the folder and get its ID from the URL
  4. When logging meals, paste the Google Drive folder ID
  5. The site will automatically display images from the folder

The website is ready to deploy to GitHub Pages! All data is stored locally or in your Google account for privacy and performance.

Your Collection

Menus Created

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Meals Logged

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Course Types

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Service Styles