Milk Bar (bakery)

Milk Bar
Milk Bar Nolita
Restaurant information
EstablishedNovember 15, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-11-15)[1] in New York City
Owner(s)Christina Tosi
Momofuku Group
Head chefChristina Tosi
Food typeBakery
CityNew York
Other locationsLos Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Las Vegas; Bellevue; Chicago
Websitemilkbarstore.com
Cereal Milk-flavored soft serve topped with cornflakes
Cereal Milk-flavored soft serve topped with cornflakes
Milk Bar Pie[2]

Milk Bar (originally Momofuku Milk Bar)[3] is a chain of dessert and bakery restaurants in the United States, founded by chef Christina Tosi. As of 2024, the chain has branches in New York City; Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Las Vegas; Bellevue and Chicago.[4]

Tosi began and as of 2018 still owns the chain along with investors.[5][6][1][7] She is the primary recipe developer of Milk Bar's products.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b Levine, Ed (November 14, 2008). "Momofuku Bakery & Milk Bar: It's Damn Good, Damn It!". Serious Eats. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Tosi, Christina (2011). Momofuku Milk Bar. Clarkson Potter. p. 244. ISBN 9780307720498.
  3. ^ "How Milk Bar's Christina Tosi Went From Momofuku Employee to Bakery Chain CEO". Inc. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Hours & Locations". Milk Bar. 2023. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ^ Finn, Robin (May 18, 2007). "Rising Star Knows What, Not Who, Is Cooking". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  6. ^ Carman, Tim (October 23, 2015). "Milk Bar is here, and Momofuku's long-anticipated debut is just around the corner". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Aspan, Maria (April 2018). "How Milk Bar's Christina Tosi Went From Momofuku Employee to Bakery Chain CEO". Inc. Magazine. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. ^ Muhlke, Christine (January 6, 2010). "The Nifty 50: Christina Tosi, Pastry Chef". T Magazine. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2015.