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
Ghost 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
This 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

called also cloud kitchen, dark kitchen

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The concept is similar to that of a ghost kitchen, where several brands operate out of one kitchen. Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024 Our boss picked Goop Kitchen, a ghost kitchen in Studio City with meals approved by Gwyneth herself. Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 20 Nov. 2024 Most ghost kitchens exclusively offer delivery or carry-out orders, but Crave Kitchens will have a dine-in option, too. Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024 Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. operates through its subsidiaries, franchising pizza buffet, delivery/carry-out, express restaurants, and ghost kitchens under the trademarks Pizza Inn and Pie Five. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ghost kitchen 

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First Known Use

2015, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ghost kitchen was in 2015

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“Ghost kitchen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20kitchen. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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