                     selBtn.select()
                     unvoteHotpot(user, hotpot: currentSearch, matchIngredient: matchIngredient, voteType: _s_downvotes)
                     upvoteHotpot(user, hotpot: currentSearch, matchIngredient: matchIngredient)
+                    // Toast message:
+                    self.parentViewController?.view.makeToast(voteFeedbackMsg(matchIngredient, upvote: true), duration: TOAST_DURATION, position: .Bottom)
                 } else { // first-time vote
                     selBtn.select()
                     upvoteHotpot(user, hotpot: currentSearch, matchIngredient: matchIngredient)
+                    // Toast message:
+                    self.parentViewController?.view.makeToast(voteFeedbackMsg(matchIngredient, upvote: true), duration: TOAST_DURATION, position: .Bottom)
                 }
                 return false
             } else {

                    selBtn.select()
                    unvoteHotpot(user, hotpot: currentSearch, matchIngredient: matchIngredient, voteType: _s_upvotes)
                    downvoteHotpot(user, hotpot: currentSearch, matchIngredient: matchIngredient)
                } else { // first-time vote
                    selBtn.select()
                    downvoteHotpot(user, hotpot: currentSearch, matchIngredient: matchIngredient)
                }
                return false
            } else {

        
        filterResults(searchText)
    }
    
    // Toast message ----------------------------------------------------
    /* upvoteFeedbackMsg
    */
    func voteFeedbackMsg(matchIngredient : PFIngredient, upvote : Bool) -> String {
        let matchName = matchIngredient.name
        let searchNames: [String] = currentSearch.map { return $0.name }
        let searchString = searchNames.joinWithSeparator(", ")
        if upvote {
            return "Upvoted \(matchName) with \(searchString)"
        } else {
            return "Downvoted \(matchName) with \(searchString)"
        }
    }
    
    
}