Reasoning Dining turns three kinds of information a restaurant uses every day into three connected networks: what the dishes are (dish reference data), who cooks them (the restaurant network) and where supplies come from (the supply network). Each participant is an independent WordPress site; sites exchange data in standard formats and share no database.
What the dishes are
Dish reference data
Multilingual dish names, categories and cuisines, the fourteen allergens, ingredients and recipes. Restaurants import in one step and can contribute their own dishes back.
Who cooks them
Restaurant network
One node per restaurant: e-menu, QR ordering, tables and orders. Members can open a restaurant on this site or join with their own website.
Where supplies come from
Supply network
A catalogue of ingredients, supplies and equipment; restaurants publish what they need, suppliers quote, and quotes return to the restaurant as purchase orders.
Bringing it to the table
E-menu and app
Guests scan and read, with no sign-in; owners use the mobile app to set up, enter dishes, change prices and print QR codes.
Four kinds of node
| Node | Plugin | What it does | Who runs it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dish library | Reasoning Dining · Dish Library Site | A public library of multilingual dishes and ingredients: search, read, accept and review contributions | The platform or a trade body |
| Restaurant node | Reasoning Dining (e-menu) | The guest-facing e-menu and ordering; the restaurant’s own dishes, tables and orders | Each restaurant, or hosted on this site |
| Supply site | Reasoning Dining · Supply Service Site | A catalogue of ingredients, supplies and equipment; reads restaurant demand and quotes | Suppliers |
| Recommended dish library | Reasoning · Recommended Dish Library | Rebuilds each dish’s ingredients, method and cuisine from open data for restaurants to browse and adopt | The platform |
How to use them
- Public contentAnyoneThe dish library, ingredient library, restaurant directory, supply catalogue (without prices) and the data standards are open to every visitor.
- Registered memberFreeEnter the member centre and be notified when data and plugins are updated.
- Restaurant memberRestaurantsOpen a restaurant on this site: e-menu, table QR codes, dish import from the library; use the restaurant desk and the data centre.
- Supplier memberSuppliersUse the supplier desk: the supply catalogue with prices and the integration notes; use the data centre.