Abstract: The present invention is generally related to a menu and food management planning system system for creating a personal assistant that brings together recipes, weekly requirements, current stocks of food items and household preferences. The system may be implemented using a range of technologies in the kitchen including machine learning, predictive analytics, optical character recognition, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), bar code scanning, web server and app technologies. A client using the app will be able to determine and source their menu and food management requirements for their selected period which may be a combination of their own recipes from existing recipe sources. Integration with online and brick and mortar shopping may be provided.