diff --git a/mongodb.go b/mongodb.go
index 26b3384..a6db390 100644
--- a/mongodb.go
+++ b/mongodb.go
@@ -98,3 +98,27 @@ func saveUser(c *mgo.Collection, user UserModel) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func getUserById(id string) (UserModel, error) {
+	result := UserModel{}
+	err := userCollection.Find(bson.M{"id": id}).One(&result)
+	if err != nil {
+		//user not exist
+		return result, err
+	} else {
+		//user exist
+		return result, err
+	}
+}
+func getAllItems() ([]ItemModel, error) {
+	result := []ItemModel{}
+	iter := itemCollection.Find(nil).Limit(100).Iter()
+	err := iter.All(&result)
+	if err != nil {
+		//user not exist
+		return result, err
+	} else {
+		//user exist
+		return result, err
+	}
+}
diff --git a/recommendations.go b/recommendations.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67548d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recommendations.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+)
+
+func getRecommendations(userid string, nrec int) {
+
+	fmt.Println(userid)
+	fmt.Println(nrec)
+
+	user, err := getUserById(userid)
+	check(err)
+	color.Blue("user: ")
+	fmt.Println(user)
+
+	items, err := getAllItems()
+	check(err)
+	color.Blue("all items: ")
+	fmt.Println(items)
+}
diff --git a/serverRoutes.go b/serverRoutes.go
index a95c4ac..22da524 100644
--- a/serverRoutes.go
+++ b/serverRoutes.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
@@ -52,11 +53,11 @@ func NewUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func Recommendations(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	userid := vars["userid"]
-	nrec := vars["nrec"]
-	fmt.Println(userid)
-	fmt.Println(nrec)
+	nrec, err := strconv.Atoi(vars["nrec"])
+	check(err)
 
 	//now, get recommendations
+	getRecommendations(userid, nrec)
 
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "recommendations")
 }