Cooking Template

Cooking Template (also listed as TemplateMo 036 Cooking) is a free HTML/CSS website template designed for recipe, chef, and restaurant websites, published by TemplateMo.

What is the Cooking Template?

Cooking Template is a plain HTML/CSS layout that creates a static website structure for cooking-related content. It takes a ZIP file of hand-coded HTML and CSS pages and produces a fully viewable website you can host on any static web server. The template was added to TemplateMo on 19 November 2008 and has been viewed 76,105 times and downloaded 19,171 times, making it one of the older layouts in the TemplateMo catalog.

Key Features

• 100% free license — Download, edit, and use the layout for commercial or non-commercial projects at no cost.
• 2-column layout — The design uses a two-column structure, giving you a main content area plus a sidebar for widgets or links.
• Restaurant color palette — Colors are green, white, and darkslategray, which fit a cooking or dining brand.
• Framework-free HTML/CSS — No JavaScript frameworks or server-side dependencies; just static files that work on any hosting provider.
• Live preview and download — A live view shows the rendered template, and a ZIP download provides the editable source files.
• Built-in resource links — The page links to a contact form PHP script, more HTML templates, and an online timer app, though these are separate third-party tools.

Who is it for?

• Restaurant owners looking for a simple web presence to display their menu, location, and contact details.
• Home cooks and chef bloggers who want a clean two-column layout to publish recipes and cooking tips.
• Front-end learners who need a small, understandable HTML/CSS project to inspect, modify, and practice on.

What can you do with it?

• Recipe publishing: Post recipes with images and steps in the main column while using the sidebar for categories or links.
• Restaurant branding: Replace the placeholder text and images with your own dishes and dining information.
• Educational practice: Edit the CSS values to change the green, white, and darkslategray scheme into another brand palette.

FAQ

Is the Cooking Template free?

Yes, it is 100% free to download and use. The TemplateMo page explicitly allows you to download, edit, and use the template for commercial or non-commercial websites.

What technologies does the Cooking Template use?

It uses plain HTML and CSS. There are no JavaScript frameworks, build tools, or server-side languages in the template itself, so you can edit it with any text editor and host it on any static file server.

How do I get the template?

You click the Download button on the TemplateMo page to receive a ZIP file. After extracting it, open the HTML and CSS files in a text editor to customize the content.

What color scheme does it have?

The template is tagged with green, white, and darkslategray colors. You can change these by editing the CSS stylesheet included in the ZIP file.