Team: Riya Rao, Catherina Doss, Aryaa Pathak, Siya Randhawa, Sydney Nichol

<aside> 🗓️ Timeline: September 2024 - December 2024

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<aside> 💻 Tools: Figma, FigJam, Google Forms, Padlet, Sheets

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Imagine…

You’re a college student who loves food but often cooks alone, making the same meals over and over. It feels… mundane and uninspiring.

    You crave connection—someone to share ideas, learn from, and **bring back the joys of cooking**.

           Thats when you discover ForkTales, the app that transforms your cooking routine into a fun, social experience!

ForkTales offers..

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• Group Cooking & Challenges: Opportunities to collaborate with others in public sessions or compete in daily creative culinary challenges.
• Real-Time Collaboration & Matchmaking: In-app features for recipe guidance, progress sharing, and connecting with fellow cooks.
• Themed Cooking Sessions: Engaging events like "Italian Night" or "Dessert Creations," with recipe guides and challenges.
• A Community System: The communication with partnered community kitchens through the app, with options to share slots and invite friends.
• ForkTales Ambassadors: Local chefs and influencers posting their creations, making a welcoming and guided experience.
• Skill-Sharing Workshops: Hands-on learning experiences led by chefs or users teaching specialized techniques. </aside>

Why we made ForkTales.

Unlike traditional food-sharing apps, ForkTales emphasizes spontaneity and connection over polished presentation. It captures everyday, imperfect moments of cooking, offering a more genuine glimpse into users' lives. The novelty lies in its ability to turn solo meal prep into a collective experience, sparking new conversations around food, and giving people a safe space to build community.

Our Analysis

In order to create innovative platform that reimagines social interaction through cooking, we began our development process with an in-depth literary analysis of the current digital culinary landscape. This involved exploring how people engage with food-related technology and examining gaps in existing applications.