![]() In trying to choose between the Try Them All Box and the 12 Cookie Variety Box, I found the verbiage very confusing. I ordered through the website to get the full Mariah's Cookies experience and it was slightly confusing, to say the least.Īfter entering my address and selecting a Mariah's Cookies "near me" (remember, these are ghost kitchens!), it was time to select my sweets. You can order through the Mariah's Cookies website or directly via the following third-party apps: GrubHub, Seamless, and Postmates. How do you order Mariah's Cookies?Ĭarey's cookie flavors range from Heath Bar to Triple Chocolate Chunk. Orders are shipped from the rented kitchen space. Brands rent from a landlord at a facility like Virtual Dining Concepts, then they get their products onto third-party food delivery apps. They became especially popular in 2020 as the demand for food delivery exploded and everyone from celebrities to struggling restauranteurs sought to ride this gravy train.Īlso known as virtual, cloud, delivery-only, shadow, and dark kitchens, ghost kitchens are usually located in large cities or densely populated areas. Ghost kitchens are essentially restaurants without the dining room, where online-only food brands without brick and mortar spaces are able to produce their goods. And while the website listed the location as “Mariah’s Cookies - Washington DC,” the address actually belongs to the family-style Italian restaurant Buca di Beppo, which curiously also houses Food Network star Guy Fieri’s ghost kitchen, not affiliated with Virtual Dining Concepts. When I entered my Virginia zip code, the closest location offering the cookies was five miles away. Mariah’s Cookies are currently available to order for delivery at locations in 39 states plus Washington, D.C. Red Velvet, Chocolate Chunk, Triple Chocolate Chunk, Heath Bar, Lemon Cooler, and Spiced Oatmeal Raisin are the mainstays, while White Chocolate Cranberry, Pumpkin, and Gingerbread are the more festive offerings (still available year-round). The cookie menu features 12 cookies, including a variety of classic flavors as well as seasonal favorites. ![]() In a media release, she was quoted saying, “Yay, cookies! We love ’em…love ’em during the holidays…love ’em all year round!” The springtime and Easter flavors are the Carrot Cake Cookie with carrot shreds and raisins and a Confetti Cookie.Choose to build your own 6- or 12-pack, or select a pre-made box of cookies.Īside from the namesake and her image on the company website, Carey’s personal connection to the cookies appears pretty limited. Patrick’s Day, Insomnia is now baking the Irish Potato Cookie, a snickerdoodle with coconut flakes and cream cheese chips. Seasonal flavors - Red Velvet for Valentine’s Day and Caramel Apple Cinnamon for fall - also join the lineup. Insomnia since has expanded to 186 locations, including near college campuses in Davis, Irvine, Chico and San Luis Obispo.Ĭustomers can select from nine freshly baked “classic” varieties (Chocolate Chunk, Snickerdoodle, Double Chocolate Chunk, Sugar, M&M, Double Chocolate Mint, Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut Butter Chip and White Chocolate Macadamia) or upgrade to one of the six “deluxe” varieties (S’mores, Peanut Butter Cup, Triple Chocolate Chunk, Confetti, Salted Caramel and Oatmeal Chocolate Walnut). Then-student Seth Berkowitz dreamed up the idea in 2003 in a dorm room at the University of Pennsylvania. ![]() Later hours are expected in the coming months. ![]() Insomnia Cookies has opened in downtown San Jose, with freshly baked cookie delivery and in-store purchases until midnight every day. Their motto is “Warm cookies delivered crazy late,” and during this pandemic era, when so many late-night eateries have had to curtail their hours, that service could come in handy. ![]()
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