Cocktail recipe startup GarnishBar launches
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garnishbar.com
Here's a site that I just stumbled across. I want to try almost every single drink on this page.
You gave me a search box. I had to pause and think. I typed in "sake", because I tried a root beer and sake drink once that was surprisingly delicious. No results. Ok, so you're building your database, but what should I have typed in there? Why not just show me the best/newest/most-interesting drinks in the db?
Showing a short list of the "best" recipes on the main page is something we're currently considering. Once we develop the ability for users to submit, comment, and rate on recipes we'll have the data to list the "Best" recipes (based on community rating) on the home page.
However you did point out a few other things that we should address. Such as what more can we give the user when their search doesn't return any results?
And how can we make the experience better for someone like yourself who wasn't searching for something specific but rather was just browsing our database for something interesting.
FYI, Liquorious.com is a great site for browsing, but not so when searching for a specific recipe.
Thanks for the feedback. This has been very enlightening.
Best, Ben
The site looks good, and navigation feels well thought out.