Bite — Road to MVP

1/25/2025

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MVP

Development

Building in Public

Weekly Progress Updates

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1/27/2025

Week 1 - MVP Built & Deployed

Built and shipped a working recipe app with auth, database, and deployment in one focused day

About Bite

Bite is a recipe management app that solves a simple problem: losing recipes across Instagram saved posts, TikTok bookmarks, screenshots, and random websites. Instead of scattered recipes everywhere, Bite gives you one organized place for all your cooking inspirations.

The Problem

As someone who cooks everyday and love trying new recipes online, I found myself constantly:

  • Saving recipes to Instagram save posts only to scroll endlessly trying to find them
  • Taking screenshots that get lost in my camera roll
  • Bookmarking recipe sites I forget about
  • Copying recipe URLs into random notes apps

There had to be a better way.

The Solution

Bite lets you save recipes from anywhere using multiple methods:

  1. Screenshot/Photo import - Upload recipe photos, AI extracts the content
  2. URL import - Paste any recipe link from blogs or social media
  3. Text paste - Copy/paste recipe text, AI structures it
  4. Manual entry - Traditional recipe creation for family recipes
Bite flow diagram

Bite flow diagram

The AI automatically extracts:

  • Recipe title and description
  • Ingredient lists with quantities
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Cooking times and servings

v1 Features (Shipped)

Core Features

  • User authentication: Email and Google sign-in
  • Recipe creation: Manual entry with ingredients and instructions
  • Recipe collection: View all your saved recipes
  • Recipe details: Full ingredient and instruction display
  • Protected routes: Secure, user-specific data

What's Coming Next

  • Recipe editing and deletion
  • Image uploads (Cloudinary)
  • AI recipe parsing from Instagram/blog links
  • Recipe tagging and search
  • Meal planning calendar
  • Grocery list generation
  • Nutrition tracking (macros)

What's NOT in v1

  • Mobile native apps
  • Social features / recipe sharing
  • Recipe ratings/reviews
  • Multiple user accounts/family sharing

Tech Stack

Bite tech stack

Bite tech stack

Why I'm Building This

This is my personal project to:

  1. Solve my own problem (I genuinely need this as a calorie-conscious eater who likes rotating recipes)
  2. Learn the complete development cycle from building to deployment
  3. Master modern tech stack (Next.js 15, Drizzle, Clerk, etc.)
  4. Ship a complete product end-to-end

I'm documenting the entire journey in my blog - the wins, the challenges, the technical decisions.