🍔 I Accidentally Became a Restaurant Owner (In Electron.js)

Sherin Jebamalar M — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:20:03 +0000

So… one day I was peacefully scrolling Instagram, minding my own business 🫡. Suddenly, a random reel about Electron.js popped up.

My brain said:
👉 “Bro… you can make desktop apps with just HTML, CSS, and JS?!”
Me: Say less. 🚀

How It Started 🍕

I was bored of building the usual websites, so I thought — why not open my own restaurant… but in code? 😅

And that’s how my pixel-art restaurant app, Time2Eat, was born.

Tech Menu 🛠️

🍳 Starter: HTML, CSS, JS

🍲 Main Course: Electron.js

🍧 Dessert: Pixel art vibes

App Features 👨‍🍳

🥗 Menu page (where the food looks better than my cooking IRL)
⏳ Timer page (because waiting for food is part of the restaurant experience 🤣)
🍕 Home page (all cozy with pixel art)
💻 Works as a desktop app (yes, I feel like a real software chef now)

Screenshots 📸

GitHub Recipe 🔗

👉 Check out Time2Eat on GitHub
Github link

What I Learned 🎓

That one random reel actually made me realize:
👉 “Bro, you can literally cook desktop apps with your web dev skills.”

After this, I even made a Calculator app in Electron.js — because every chef needs to calculate the bill 😎.

What’s Next? 🚀

Probably not opening a real restaurant (too risky), but definitely building more apps in Electron.js.

💡 Moral of the story: Don’t underestimate random Instagram reels. Sometimes, they can change your career path 😂.

If you enjoyed this, drop a ❤️, leave a comment, or just send me pizza. 🍕

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🍔 I Accidentally Became a Restaurant Owner (In Electron.js)