Setting the grid

Part of the CSS Mastery section of Coddy's HTML journey — lesson 35 of 43.

Challenge

Easy

In this series, we'll build a responsive website layout using CSS Grid.

First, let’s take a look at what we’ll be creating:

A website with:

A header
A sidebar
A main content area
A footer

Here’s what it will look like when we’re done:

Let’s start by creating the overall grid structure for the website! Your Tasks:

Turn the .container into a grid layout.
Create a 3-column structure.
Define three rows: one for the header, one for the main content, and one for the footer.
Use grid area names to arrange the layout like this:"header header header" "hero featured featured" “footer footer footer”

5. Add some spacing between the items and around the container to make it look clean.

6. Assign the correct grid-area name to each section using class selectors: .header, .hero, .featured, and .footer

Try it yourself

<html>
<head>
  <title>FlavorFiesta</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>
  <div class="container">
    <header class="header">FlavorFiesta</header>
    
    <section class="hero">
      <h1>Delicious Recipes & Culinary Adventures</h1>
      <p>Your daily dose of flavor, fun, and food!</p>
    </section>
    
    <section class="featured">
      <h2>Featured Recipes</h2>
      <div class="recipe-grid">
        <div class="recipe-card">
          <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Food-pasta-spinach_%2824218510092%29.jpg" alt="Pasta">
          <p> Creamy Spinach Pasta</p>
        </div>
        <div class="recipe-card">
          <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/NCI_Visuals_Food_Hamburger.jpg" alt="Burger">
          <p> Classic Beef Burger</p>
        </div>
        <div class="recipe-card">
          <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Quinoa%2C_Black_Bean%2C_and_Mango_Salad.png" alt="Salad">
          <p> Quinoa & Avocado Salad</p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </section>   
    <footer class="footer">
      <p>© 2025 FlavorFiesta | Follow us @flavorfiesta</p>
    </footer>
  </div>
</body>
</html>