Culinary Cost Calculator
Project Snapshot Buffet planners juggle recipes, budgets, and headcounts under tight deadlines. This application delivers a single workspace where chefs map menus, forecast costs, and adjust quantities without spreadsheet gymnastics. Business Context Designed for catering teams that need to simulate day-by-day menus for groups of any size. Bridges the gap between inventory oversight and client-ready proposals by surfacing real-time cost deltas. Core Capabilities Dynamic menu composer that calculates ingredient consumption per meal, per person, across multi-day events. Cost engine blending Java scheduling logic with Django services to present accurate purchasing budgets. User management microservice (Django) housed under login_micro, providing secure authentication and role-aware dashboards. Kubernetes-ready deployment, complete with Docker images and manifests for scalable rollouts. Implementation Notes Built with Java 17+ and Python 3.9, orchestrated via containers for predictable environments. Exposes REST endpoints that can power future mobile or kiosk extensions. MIT-licensed with clear documentation to accelerate onboarding for kitchen staff and finance partners. My Role I led solution architecture, implemented the Java planning engine, crafted the Django authentication service, and prepared the DevOps assets for container orchestration. ...