vishal-Varghesee/food-order-management ? reverse-engineered prompt

Build me a simple food order management app for a small restaurant.

I want something where I can add menu items, create orders, and connect multiple food items to a single order, and also have items appear in more than one order. Make it easy to see current orders, what each order contains, the total cost, and whether an order is pending, preparing, or completed.

Please make the UI clean and straightforward, with forms to add and edit items and orders, plus a page or section to view everything at a glance. If it makes sense, use current best practices for a basic MERN style app, and look up any current docs online if you need to.

Keep it simple, practical, and working end to end, with sample data if that helps.