Dastarkhwan: A Taste of Home

Tayyaba Amin — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:38:03 +0000

This is a submission for "Frontend Challenge - Comfort Food Edition, Perfect Landing" (https://dev.to/challenges/frontend-2026-07-29)

What I Built

I built Dastarkhwan, an interactive landing page celebrating Pakistani comfort food and the memories connected to it.

The idea is simple: some meals do more than fill you up. They take you home.

Visitors can choose how they're feeling and get a comfort-food recommendation based on their mood. The site also features Biryani, Nihari, Daal Chawal, and Paratha & Chai.

I wanted the experience to feel warm, nostalgic, and welcoming while keeping it simple, responsive, and accessible.

Demo

dastarkhwan-azure.vercel.app

Journey

I wanted to create something more personal than a typical restaurant landing page, so I chose Pakistani comfort food and the memories connected to it.

I built Dastarkhwan with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, focusing on responsive design, accessibility, and simple interactions.

I'm especially proud of the mood-based dish selector and how the visual design brings together food, memories, and a feeling of home.

AI tools were used during the development process for brainstorming, debugging, and development assistance.

Credits

Food images used in this project are free-to-use images sourced from Pexels and Unsplash.

DEV Community: Tayyaba Amin

Dastarkhwan: A Taste of Home