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Overview
Niblr is a food-focused social platform that combines Instagram-style recipe sharing with AI-powered meal planning, pantry management, and a chef-for-hire marketplace. It supports two account types: planners who discover recipes and plan meals, and professional chefs who offer their services with Stripe-powered bookings.
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The problem
Meal planning apps are functional but boring, and food social networks don't help you actually plan your week. We wanted to merge the two: a social platform where you discover recipes from real people and chefs, then use AI to turn those inspirations into personalised weekly meal plans that account for your family's dietary needs, what's already in your pantry, and what's in season.
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The approach
We built Niblr as a full-stack React application with two distinct experiences. Planner accounts get AI-generated 7-day meal plans (with dietary filters), recipe discovery, shopping list generation, pantry tracking, and family member profiles with allergy/dietary awareness.
Business accounts (professional chefs) get a full marketplace presence: service listings, booking management, a business dashboard with analytics, and Stripe Connect integration for payments. Social features (follows, likes, comments, notifications via WebSocket) tie everything together into a community.
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What shipped
- +AI-powered 7-day meal plan generation with dietary filters
- +Recipe creation and social sharing (follows, likes, comments)
- +Shopping list generation from meal plans
- +Pantry management and ingredient tracking
- +Family member profiles with dietary restrictions and allergies
- +Chef marketplace with booking and payment (Stripe Connect)
- +Chef business dashboard with analytics
- +Real-time notifications via WebSocket
- +Seasonal ingredient spotlight
- +Review and rating system for chefs