Food Pairings
Consumer and social
food and cooking app
SHOW HN2010
8points
10comments
#149of 370 in 2010
Top 41%of 2010 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Design: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Nice app and an interesting problem
From 2 comments
This is an good app. The UI needs a lot of work. Look at www.foodpairing.be for some UI inspiration. Also, cooking is not just about ingredients its about how and when to add…
ezrider4428 on HNI understand. BTW it seems you found an interesting problem!
pietrofmaggi on HN
Objections
Requires internet connection; database too large for device
From 3 comments
"This app requires access to the internet to work..." Seems a nice app, but the connection requirement is a bit too restrictive for me.
pietrofmaggi on HNJust curious, why the downvote? My house is very old and has large walls so 3G is out, and the kitchen is at the limit of my WiFi router... so, for me, the connection requirement…
pietrofmaggi on HNI would love to make a version that will fit on the device, but for now the database(several GB) is too big to be practical.
kbrower on HN
UI needs work
From 1 comment
This is an good app. The UI needs a lot of work. Look at www.foodpairing.be for some UI inspiration. Also, cooking is not just about ingredients its about how and when to add…
ezrider4428 on HN
Prefers a web app form for use with a laptop while cooking
From 1 comment
Cute! I'd prefer this in web app form, though, because I usually have my laptop with me when I'm cooking.
araneae on HN
Recipe ingredient order not handled
From 1 comment
This is an good app. The UI needs a lot of work. Look at www.foodpairing.be for some UI inspiration. Also, cooking is not just about ingredients its about how and when to add…
ezrider4428 on HN
Requests
Offline version that fits on the device
From 1 comment
Just curious, why the downvote? My house is very old and has large walls so 3G is out, and the kitchen is at the limit of my WiFi router... so, for me, the connection requirement…
pietrofmaggi on HN
Web app version
From 1 comment
Cute! I'd prefer this in web app form, though, because I usually have my laptop with me when I'm cooking.
araneae on HN
Questions
Why was the comment downvoted
From 1 comment
Just curious, why the downvote? My house is very old and has large walls so 3G is out, and the kitchen is at the limit of my WiFi router... so, for me, the connection requirement…
pietrofmaggi on HN
Alternatives named
foodguts.com
From 1 comment
there is http://foodguts.com
kbrower on HN
foodpairing.be
From 1 comment
This is an good app. The UI needs a lot of work. Look at www.foodpairing.be for some UI inspiration. Also, cooking is not just about ingredients its about how and when to add…
ezrider4428 on HN