Portillo's has launched a new dessert based on its most popular and iconic menu items, thanks to a new collaboration with a famous New York bakery.
Portillo's and Milk Bar, the famed New York dessert shop soon coming to the West Loop, launched a limited edition "Chocolate Cake Cookie" Tuesday, according to a press release. The new treat features the flavors of the restaurant's moist chocolate cake and fudge frosting, baked into a Milk Bar cookie.
“Portillo’s world-famous, homemade chocolate cake is iconic,” Garrett Kern, Portillo’s VP of Strategy and Culinary said in the release. “This delicious dessert has been a staple on our menu for decades, and when we were given the chance to collaborate with the fantastic Christina Tosi and Milk Bar, we knew we had the ultimate opportunity to transform our fan-favorite cake into hand-held treats Portillo’s, Milk Bar and chocolate lovers everywhere could enjoy.”
The individually wrapped cookie was available at Portillo's restaurants and in a six-count cookie tin at Milk Bar's online store. The cookie will be available while supplies last, the release said.
This fall, Milk Bar will open its first Midwest location in Fulton Market.
The shop, which will operate in partnership with the Boka Restaurant Group, will be located at 200 N. Green Street, on the first floor of The Hoxton Hotel in the city's Fulton Market district. An exact opening date was not provided.
“Famous for VERY good reason, there is perhaps no greater restaurant dessert idol than Portillo's Chocolate Cake- plump, rich, soft, understated yet an absolute home run," Milk Bar Founder Christina Tosi said in a release.
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