The Foodily Recipe Network lets chefs at home browse through the world's largest recipe search engine for that perfect home-cooked meal.
The monstrous database pulls up recipes from all sorts of sites, from the Food Network to small foodie blogs. Foodily Recipe Network also lets users see what dishes friends like, making for a truly social experience. Cooks can even create Facebook events around recipes and share their favorite meals.
Implications - This is another example of how contemporary society is becoming increasingly Internet interactivity integrated. I'm not the biggest chef in the world, but a site like this seems perfect for the kind of group cooking environment any of my efforts in the kitchen would be.
Social Cooking Sites
The Foodily Recipe Network Makes Cooking at Home an Online Social Experience
Trend Themes
1. Social Recipe-sharing Platforms - There is an opportunity to create more social recipe-sharing platforms that allow users to see what dishes friends and influencers like.
2. Integrating Facebook Events with Cooking - More cooking-related platforms could integrate Facebook events and sharing capabilities to foster social engagement around cooking and recipes.
3. Curation of Recipes From Multiple Sources - There is an opportunity to create recipe curation platforms that pull from multiple sources to create a comprehensive recipe database for users.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Recipe Apps - Food and recipe apps could integrate social sharing features, curate recipes from multiple sources, and create a more social cooking experience.
2. Social Media Platforms - Social media platforms could create event and recipe-sharing features to capitalize on the growing trend of social cooking and food experiences.
3. E-commerce Platforms - E-commerce platforms could integrate curated recipes and shopping lists to offer a complete cooking and meal-planning experience for users.