diff --git a/application.properties b/application.properties
index 0dc6c5f..10eb6fb 100644
--- a/application.properties
+++ b/application.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 joinfaces.jsf.project-stage=development
 joinfaces.primefaces.theme=bluesky
 
-#spring.thymeleaf.enabled=false
+spring.thymeleaf.enabled=false
+server.error.whitelabel.enabled=false
 
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:sqlite:/home/timh/foo/bazz/recipes.db
 #spring.datasource.username=dbuser
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/AdminMainBean.java b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/AdminMainBean.java
index 0b8a279..4e46892 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/AdminMainBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/AdminMainBean.java
@@ -131,12 +131,21 @@ public class AdminMainBean implements Serializable {
 
 	
 	/**
-	 * Remove images from recipe
+	 * Search, driven by AJAX
 	 * @param event Notused
 	 */
 	public void ajaxUpdateList(AjaxBehaviorEvent event) {
 		this.doFind();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Reset search and display
+	 */
+	public void ajaxClearList() {
+		this.setSearchText("");
+		this.doFind();
+	}
+
 	
 	/**
 	 * Finder
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/RecipeDetailBean.java b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/RecipeDetailBean.java
index 87df82e..ec467af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/RecipeDetailBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/RecipeDetailBean.java
@@ -225,16 +225,17 @@ public class RecipeDetailBean implements Serializable {
 			if (rid != null) {
 				this.recipe = loadRecipe(rid);
 			} else {
-				// alternative (and probably dead) version of "new
+				// alternative (and probably dead) version of
+				// "new
 				// recipe".
 				this.recipe = new Recipe();
 				return;
 			}
 		}
 		userSession.setRecipe(this.recipe);
-		
+
 		getIngredients().setWrappedData(
-			buildIngredientFacade(recipe.getIngredientHash()));		
+			buildIngredientFacade(recipe.getIngredientHash()));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ public class RecipeDetailBean implements Serializable {
 	 */
 	private Recipe loadRecipe(Long recipeId) {
 		Recipe recipe = recipeService.findDetails(recipeId);
-		if ( recipe == null ) {
+		if (recipe == null) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
@@ -658,7 +659,7 @@ public class RecipeDetailBean implements Serializable {
 	 * 
 	 * Use this to assemble the suggestion list.
 	 */
-	private String cuisinePartial;
+	private String cuisinePartial = "";
 
 	/**
 	 * @return the cuisinePartial
@@ -667,13 +668,22 @@ public class RecipeDetailBean implements Serializable {
 		return cuisinePartial;
 	}
 
+	public List<String> cuisineSuggestions(String query) {
+		if (!query.equals(cuisinePartial)) {
+			setCuisinePartial(query);
+		}
+		return getCuisineList();
+	}
+
 	/**
+	 * Set query for eligibility, force list to rebuild.
+	 * 
 	 * @param cuisinePartial the cuisinePartial to set
 	 */
 	public void setCuisinePartial(String cuisinePartial) {
 		this.cuisinePartial = cuisinePartial;
-		this.cuisineList = null; // trigger construction of new
-									// list.
+		// trigger construction of new list.
+		this.cuisineList = null;
 	}
 
 	private List<String> masterCuisineList = null;
@@ -701,7 +711,7 @@ public class RecipeDetailBean implements Serializable {
 
 	/**
 	 * @return the cuisineList built by matching the master list
-	 *         agaist the partial cuisine names.
+	 *         against the partial cuisine names.
 	 */
 	public List<String> getCuisineList() {
 		if (this.cuisineList == null) {
@@ -856,7 +866,7 @@ public class RecipeDetailBean implements Serializable {
 		this.category += catToAdd;
 		catToAdd = "";
 	}
-	
+
 	// ***
 
 	Part imageFile = null;
@@ -877,6 +887,7 @@ public class RecipeDetailBean implements Serializable {
 
 	/**
 	 * Load/replace images. Computes thumbnail.
+	 * 
 	 * @param event Notused
 	 */
 	public void ajaxUploadImage(AjaxBehaviorEvent event) {
@@ -886,16 +897,17 @@ public class RecipeDetailBean implements Serializable {
 
 	/**
 	 * Remove images from recipe
+	 * 
 	 * @param event Notused
 	 */
 	public void ajaxDeleteImage(AjaxBehaviorEvent event) {
 		this.recipe.setImage(null);
 		this.recipe.setThumb(null);
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
-	 * Return marker for image. Unlike normal JSF, I don't
-	 * care if it gets multiple times and returns different values.
+	 * Return marker for image. Unlike normal JSF, I don't care
+	 * if it gets multiple times and returns different values.
 	 * 
 	 * @return "random" string
 	 */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/dao/RecipeRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/dao/RecipeRepository.java
index f39deed..37bc10c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/dao/RecipeRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/dao/RecipeRepository.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ public interface RecipeRepository
 	@EntityGraph(value="Recipe.findWorkingSet")
 	public Recipe findDetailsById(Long recipeId);
 
+	@Query(name = "Recipe.findCusines", nativeQuery = true)
+	List<String> FindCuisinesNative();
+
 	
 //	final static String SQL_FIND_CATEGORIES =
 //			"SELECT DISTINCT category from categories"
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/model/Ingredient.java b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/model/Ingredient.java
index 4ec7adb..8ae92af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/model/Ingredient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/model/Ingredient.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.mousetech.gourmetj.persistence.model;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import javax.persistence.*;
+import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 
 /**
  * The persistent class for the "ingredients" database table.
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public class Ingredient implements Serializable, IngredientIF {
 	private String item;
 
 	@Column(name = "optional")
+	@NotNull
 	private Integer optional;
 
 	@Column(name = "position")
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/model/Recipe.java b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/model/Recipe.java
index 8ba3d75..0ff35e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/model/Recipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/model/Recipe.java
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ import javax.persistence.*;
 @NamedQueries({
 		@NamedQuery(name = "Recipe.findAll", query = "SELECT r FROM Recipe r"),
 		@NamedQuery(name = "Recipe.findByTitle", query = "SELECT r FROM Recipe r WHERE r.title LIKE concat('%', :searchText,'%')") })
+@NamedNativeQuery(name = "Recipe.findCusines", query = "SELECT DISTINCT cuisine from recipe"
+		+ " where cuisine is not null and cuisine <> ''"
+		+ " ORDER BY cuisine ASC")
 @NamedEntityGraph(name = "Recipe.findWorkingSet", attributeNodes = {
 		@NamedAttributeNode(value = "categories"),
 		@NamedAttributeNode(value = "ingredientHash", subgraph = "subgraph.shopcat") }, subgraphs = {
@@ -89,8 +92,7 @@ public class Recipe implements Serializable {
 	private Double yields;
 
 	@OneToMany(fetch = FetchType.EAGER, mappedBy = "recipe", cascade = CascadeType.ALL, orphanRemoval = true)
-	private Set<Category> categories =
-			new HashSet<Category>();
+	private Set<Category> categories = new HashSet<Category>();
 
 	/**
 	 * @param categories the categories to set
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/service/RecipeService.java b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/service/RecipeService.java
index d7a49df..db32a16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/service/RecipeService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mousetech/gourmetj/persistence/service/RecipeService.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import javax.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.persistence.NamedEntityGraph;
+import javax.persistence.NamedNativeQuery;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ public class RecipeService implements Serializable {
 
 	@Inject
 	private RecipeRepository recipeRepository;
-
+	
 	public List<Recipe> findAll() {
 		return recipeRepository.findAll();
 	}
@@ -51,9 +52,17 @@ public class RecipeService implements Serializable {
 		return recipeRepository.findDetailsById(recipeId);
 	}	
 
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * 		final String sql = "SELECT DISTINCT cuisine from recipe"
+				+ " where cuisine is not null and cuisine <> ''"
+				+ " ORDER BY cuisine ASC";
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	
 	public List<String> findCuisines() {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
-		return null;
+		return recipeRepository.FindCuisinesNative();
 	}
 
 	
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/detailEdit.xhtml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/detailEdit.xhtml
index f9751ad..a0ef9dc 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/detailEdit.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/detailEdit.xhtml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
                             />
                             <p:autoComplete id="rcuisine"
                                 value="#{recipeDetailBean.recipe.cuisine}"
-                                autocomplete="#{recipeDetailBean.cuisinePartial}"
+                                completeMethod="#{recipeDetailBean.cuisineSuggestions}"
                             />
                             <p:outputLabel for="@next"
                                 value="Rating"
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/main.xhtml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/main.xhtml
index 91fa9bc..040d2d4 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/main.xhtml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/main.xhtml
@@ -8,32 +8,33 @@
     <ui:define name="title">Gourmet Recipe Manager</ui:define>
     <ui:define name="content">
         <h:form id="form1">
-            <p:panelGrid label="Find a Recipe" columns="1">
-                <p:panelGrid columns="3">
-                    <span class="ui-input-icon-left"> <i
-                        class="pi pi-search"
-                    /> <p:inputText id="searchFor" width="45"
-                            placeholder="Recipe title (todo) cuisine, etc."
-                            styleClass="redBox" accesskey="f"
-                            value="#{adminMainBean.searchText}"
-                        >
-                            <f:ajax event="change"
-                                execute="@this" render="@form"
-                                listener="#{adminMainBean.ajaxUpdateList}"
-                            />
-                        </p:inputText>
-                    </span>
-                    <p:button id="find" value="Find"
-                        defaultCommand="true"
-                        action="#{adminMainBean.doFind}"
+            <div>
+                <span class="ui-input-icon-left"> <i
+                    class="pi pi-search"
+                /> <p:inputText id="searchFor" size="45"
+                        placeholder="Recipe title, (todo cuisine, etc.)"
+                        value="#{adminMainBean.searchText}"
                     >
-                    </p:button>
-                    <p:button value="New Recipe"
-                        action="#{adminMainBean.doNewRecipe}"
-                    >
-                    </p:button>
-                </p:panelGrid>
-            </p:panelGrid>
+                        <f:ajax event="change" execute="@this"
+                            render="form2:table1"
+                            listener="#{adminMainBean.ajaxUpdateList}"
+                        />
+                    </p:inputText>
+                </span>
+                <p:commandButton id="find" value="Find"
+                    defaultCommand="true"
+                    action="#{adminMainBean.doFind}"
+                />
+                <p:commandButton id="ctlClear" value="Clear"
+                    immediate="true"
+                    update="form1:searchFor form2:table1"
+                    action="#{adminMainBean.ajaxClearList}"
+                />
+                <p:commandButton value="New Recipe"
+                    action="#{adminMainBean.doNewRecipe}"
+                />
+                <p:defaultCommand target="find" />
+            </div>
         </h:form>
         <h:form id="form2">
             <p:dataTable id="table1" rows="30"