Hello Robin Explained
Hello Robin |
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Current-Owner: | Robin Wehl Martin |
City: | Seattle |
County: | King |
State: | Washington |
Zip: | --> |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 47.6239°N -122.3071°W |
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Hello Robin is a woman-owned[1] bakery with two locations in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The original bakery opened on Capitol Hill in 2013. A second location opened at University Village in 2020.
Description
Hello Robin operates a bakery on Capitol Hill and another at University Village. The company's tagline is "Cookies you wish your mother had made."[2] The menu has included Mackles'mores[3] [4] (a s'mores cookie with Theo chocolate chunks and ice cream),[5] sugar cookies,[6] and birthday cake cookies. The Snack Attack cookie has potato chips, dark chocolate, brown butter, and sea salt, and is topped with a small pretzel.[7]
Other cookie varieties include brown butter snickerdoodles,[8] [9] lemon poppyseed,[10] oatmeal raisin,[11] chocolate chip (sometimes with whole wheat)[12] and blueberry pancake. Hello Robin sells baked cookies, raw cookie dough, and cookie ice cream sandwich with Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream. The Capitol Hill location also has an espresso bar.[13] Hello Robin has sold Robin's Nest seasonal chocolate mousse dough balls seasonally.
History
The original bakery on Capitol Hill opened in 2013. The second location at University Village opened in 2020.[14] [15] Robin Wehl Martin is a co-owner.[16]
Rachel's Ginger Beer has used chunks of chocolate chip cookies from Hello Robin.[17]
Reception
Catherine Allchin included the sugar cookies in The Seattle Times' 2014 list of the 12 "best bakery desserts for the holidays". Cosmopolitan's Helin Jung selected Hello Robin for Washington in a 2016 list of the best chocolate chip cookies in each U.S. state. Business Insider's Sarah Schmalbruch selected the Mexican chocolate cookie for Washington in a 2016 list of the best cookie in each state.[18] The Not for Tourist Guide to Seattle (2016, 2017) describes the business as "the cookie bakery of your Pinterest dreams".[19] [20]
Chelsea Lin included Hello Robin in Seattle Magazine's 2017 list of Seattle's "stellar ice cream sandwich spots" and 2018 lists of the city's best and "tastiest" cookies.[21] [22] The business also won in the Best Cookies category of the newspaper's readers' polls in 2017 and 2018.[23] [24] The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Christina Ausley included the chocolate chip ice cream sandwich (with sweet cream ice cream) and the mackles'more cookie in a 2019 list of "Seattle's busiest bakeries and their iconic pastries".[25]
Hello Robin had the best and "most delicious" chocolate chip cookies in Washington, according to 2019,[26] 2021,[27] and 2022 lists compiled by Eat This, Not That in collaboration with Yelp.[28] [29] Aimee Rizzo included the business in The Infatuation's 2022 list of Seattle's best bakeries. Patty Lee and Scott Snowden included Hello Robin in Time Out's 2022 overview of the best cookies in the United States.[30]
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: Jung . Helin . 2016-08-18 . These Are the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in Every State . 2022-12-30 . . en-US . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230055441/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/food-cocktails/g5977/best-chocolate-chip-cookies/ . live .
- Book: Reedy, Allyson . 50 Things to Bake Before You Die: The World's Best Cakes, Pies, Brownies, Cookies, and More from Your Favorite Bakers, Including Christina Tosi, Joanne Chang, and Dominique Ansel . 2022-04-05 . . 978-1-64604-331-6 . en . 2022-12-30 . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230054234/https://books.google.com/books?id=QztjEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA9&dq=%22Hello+Robin%22+seattle&hl=en . live .
- Book: Music . Debra . Theo Chocolate: Recipes & Sweet Secrets from Seattle's Favorite Chocolate Maker . Whinney . Joe . Bloom . Leora . 2015-09-22 . Sasquatch Books . 978-1-57061-998-4 . en . 2022-12-30 . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230054235/https://books.google.com/books?id=cZ30BQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT13&dq=%22Hello+Robin%22+seattle&hl=en . live .
- Web site: 2022-07-08 . Seattle's Stellar Ice Cream Sandwich Spots Let You Have It Your Way . 2022-12-30 . Seattle Magazine . en-US . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230054244/https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/seattles-stellar-ice-cream-sandwich-spots-let-you-have-it-your-way/ . live .
- Web site: 2014-11-12 . 12 best bakery desserts for the holidays . 2022-12-30 . . en-US . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230060359/https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/12-best-bakery-desserts-for-the-holidays/ . live .
- Web site: The Week in Five Bites, from a New Hello Robin to a Dick's Takeover . 2022-12-30 . Seattle Metropolitan . en-US . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230054233/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2020/09/hello-robin-opens-in-university-village-edouardo-jordan-takes-over-dick-s . live .
- Web site: Guarente . Gabe . 2020-05-27 . Capitol Hill Bar the Tin Table Tries Takeout Service with Food-Filled Basket Drop . 2022-12-30 . Eater Seattle . en . 2023-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111231053/https://seattle.eater.com/2020/5/27/21272346/capitol-hill-the-tin-table-takeout-service-with-dropdown-basket . live .
- Web site: September 27, 2021 . Trying 4 VIRAL DESSERT spots in Seattle! . 2022-12-30 . . en-US . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230054234/https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/local-lens/trying-4-viral-dessert-spots-in-seattle-local-lens-seattle/281-9eca453e-4132-4e3c-bb95-a2df9cabee38 . live .
- Campbell . Megan . April 22, 2021 . Seasons of Retail: University Village shop owners recount winter's bittersweet returns . . December 30, 2022 . January 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111231052/https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/04/22/university-village-shop-owners-recount-winter-woes.html . live .
- Web site: Hawkins . Stephen . 2021-04-27 . National Raisin Day is April 30th . 2022-12-30 . KMPH . en . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230060402/https://kmph.com/news/local/national-raisin-day-is-april-30th . live .
- Web site: The Seattle Takeout Window Guide - Seattle . 2022-12-30 . The Infatuation . 21 January 2022 . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230054811/https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/guides/the-takeout-window-guide . live .
- Web site: The Best Bakeries In Seattle - Seattle . 2022-12-30 . The Infatuation . 19 July 2022 . 2023-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230106193821/https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/guides/best-bakeries-seattle . live .
- Web site: Guarente . Gabe . 2020-09-18 . Hello Robin's New U Village Shop Marks Big Step for the Popular Cookie Bakery . 2022-12-30 . Eater Seattle . en . 2023-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111231052/https://seattle.eater.com/2020/9/18/21445600/hello-robin-new-u-village-bakery-opens . live .
- Web site: Ausley . Christina . 2020-09-21 . Seattle's Hello Robin cookie shop opens second location at U Village . 2022-12-30 . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . en-US . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230054233/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/slideshow/seattle-hello-robin-cookie-shop-opens-u-village-209316.php . live .
- Web site: How University Village Became a Seattle Landmark . 2022-12-30 . . en-US . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230054235/https://www.seattlemet.com/style-and-shopping/2022/02/behind-success-of-university-village-outdoor-shopping-local-businesses . live .
- Web site: The Best Soft Serve Ice Cream in Seattle . 2022-12-30 . Seattle Metropolitan . en-US . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230054234/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/soft-serve-ice-cream-seattle . live .
- Web site: Schmalbruch . Sarah . The best cookie in every state . 2022-12-30 . . en-US . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230060802/https://www.businessinsider.com/the-best-cookie-in-every-state-2016-11 . live .
- Book: Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2016 . 2015-11-24 . . 978-1-5107-0025-3 . en . 2022-12-30 . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230054232/https://books.google.com/books?id=Jf4PCwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PR85&dq=%22Hello+Robin%22+seattle&hl=en . live .
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- Web site: Lin . Chelsea . 2022-07-08 . The Tastiest Cookies in Seattle . 2022-12-30 . Seattle Magazine . en-US . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230054234/https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/tastiest-cookies-seattle/ . live .
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- Web site: Ausley . Christina . 2019-09-19 . Seattle's busiest bakeries and their iconic pastries . 2022-12-30 . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . en . 2020-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915033920/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/Eat-this-What-to-get-at-Seattle-s-busiest-14450179.php . live .
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