Rouxbe on Rails
There is a reason why I’ve been so MIA lately. I’ve finally jumped on the Web 2.0 wagon. I had many opportunities to jump on the Web 1.0rc5 wagon but decided to opt out of it because of nice health benefits and lots of vacation days (read: Stayed working for ICBC). This time around, I had the opportunity, held tight, closed my eyes and let it fly (read: raped me with a tonne of work).
So why is the project so cool? Well, it involves food and I love to eat. Better yet, it involves good food and learning how to make good food.
Rouxbe connects professional chefs with home cooks: people like you, who love food and are looking to expand their culinary repertoire and improve their skills in the kitchen.
I have tried to make some of the recipes and they are quite easy to make. If I (a totally food/kitchen n00b) can make them, then trust me, anyone can.
Plus working on the site at ungodly hours and watching these recipes have contributed to my holiday weight gain!
So check it out! Let me know what you think (or any bugs) in the comments.
ps: the videos themselves are a lot of work! I was able to actually watch the production process a few weeks ago. I’ll post some pictures up when I get a chance.
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Yah! It’s launched, it’s launched!
For those of you who don’t know this already, Ritchie is the most kick-ass, amazing developer known to man, and you should be so lucky to have him work on your project. So kiss his smelly feet and hope that he will bring YOUR project to life!
Rouxbe rocks, and so does Ritchie!
The site looks *awesome*. I\’m totally going to try out some recipes!
Hey Mel, since you only get 5 free recipes with a sign-up. Let me know which one you want to try and I can send a recipe to a friend and have you try it free for 5 days. So let me know.
oh really? K… will do…
That Rouxbe site rocks! I think it is an awesome concept. You guys did an outstanding job. Brian and I are sold. We are actually thinking of getting a lifetime membership. Brian wants to learn how to cook — I just want to watch the videos! The image quality is amazing!