Abstract: A recipe system for simulating an operational environment of a food establishment for guiding a user, such as an employee, to prepare recipes in the actual operational environment. The user may be guided through each step of preparation of a product from a recipe. The recipe system may also be used for training a user to learn a layout of ingredients, and memorize recipes for meals and drinks prepared using the ingredients. The recipe system may allow the user to interact with the recipe system to provide user input to simulate preparation of a meal. The recipe system may track time required by the user to prepare a product and adjust a training process based on user's performance. The recipe system can further be used to simulate different layouts of the operational environment and assess efficiency of each layout by receiving user input simulating preparation of recipes using the layout.