ghost kitchen
noun
plural ghost kitchens
: a commercial cooking facility used for the preparation of food consumed off the premises
Ghost kitchens host food establishments, usually fast-casual, that make meals that can be purchased exclusively with a delivery app …—
Jonah Engel Bromwich
Jonah Engel BromwichGhost kitchens, which have no storefronts or dining rooms, are the hottest thing going during the pandemic. Some are all-new kitchens created to house multiple companies. Others … are new brands added to existing restaurants that seek additional business.—Michael Klein
Michael KleinThis is what [Eric] Greenspan did with his own ghost kitchen brands—multiple cuisine styles made from the same basic supplies, all from a single location.—RoamingHunger.com
RoamingHunger.comcalled also cloud kitchen, dark kitchen
Examples of ghost kitchen in a Sentence
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Sun’s Kitchen, the Chinese street food spot that got its start as a ghost kitchen and attracted fans across Charlotte with brightly colored dumplings, is now open in a new South End space.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
This felt much newer, there’s so much tech deception in the ghost kitchen space.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
While delivery services and ghost kitchens can certainly boost to-go sales, delivery fees mean significantly lower income per meal for the restaurant — DoorDash charges restaurants up to 30% commission per order.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
Empower Delivery was developed in 2022 in part by Chris Baggott and Dan McFadden, co-founders of Indianapolis ghost kitchen and delivery service ClusterTruck.
—The Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2024
Nicole’s Good Eats & Sweets — which once operated out of a South End ghost kitchen, but shut down a few years ago — is back.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
Much like its one-time competitor Memorex, Imation is a technology ghost kitchen.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2024
In Los Angeles, for example, in-the-know food lovers mark their calendars with the dates of versatile chef/ghost kitchen Eric Greenspan’s Duck delivery drops on Postmates.
—Andy Wang, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Phoenix Sins Phoenix Sins is a ghost kitchen operating out of the Tempe food court.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
This felt much newer, there’s so much tech deception in the ghost kitchen space.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
While delivery services and ghost kitchens can certainly boost to-go sales, delivery fees mean significantly lower income per meal for the restaurant — DoorDash charges restaurants up to 30% commission per order.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
Empower Delivery was developed in 2022 in part by Chris Baggott and Dan McFadden, co-founders of Indianapolis ghost kitchen and delivery service ClusterTruck.
—The Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2024
Nicole’s Good Eats & Sweets — which once operated out of a South End ghost kitchen, but shut down a few years ago — is back.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
Much like its one-time competitor Memorex, Imation is a technology ghost kitchen.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2024
In Los Angeles, for example, in-the-know food lovers mark their calendars with the dates of versatile chef/ghost kitchen Eric Greenspan’s Duck delivery drops on Postmates.
—Andy Wang, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Phoenix Sins Phoenix Sins is a ghost kitchen operating out of the Tempe food court.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
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