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Quai Antique
Restaurant site and staff management application
problem
A restaurant needed both a public-facing site and an internal tool for staff — menu management, reservations, and role-based access — with a clean separation between what customers see and what employees manage.
approach
REST API backend with Express.js and SQLite. JWT authentication with distinct roles for admin and employee access. File upload handling for menu images via multer. Design-first process: logo in Gimp, then full wireframes and mockups in Figma before writing application code.
outcome
Not deployed publicly. Demonstrates a full design-to-backend workflow on a domain with real operational complexity.