Ruby et Violette

if you want to support fascist 1-​percenters, patronize this place

From the 4÷11÷2015 NY Times article on hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer funding Ted Cruz’s campaign:
Mr. Mercer has said nothing publicly about his financial backing for Mr. Cruz’s campaign or how he came to support him. But his daughter, Rebekah Mercer, who started a bakery in Manhattan called Ruby et Violette, has been more vocal. This week she held a fund-​raiser for Mr. Cruz at her Manhattan apartment.

Cool to try out for the unique and huge variety of flavors
* root beer float cookie was one that i really liked for the creativity and taste
* lemon white and espresso were competently done
* would not recommend raspberry cookie. Decent flavor but would have liked stronger raspberry flavor and more raspberries in the cookie
Cookies are a tad expensive and not sure i’d make a special point to come back. Next time if im in the area i’ll probably try the chocolate chip

I found this place in the Limelight Marketplace. A cookie and ice cream shop on the 2^nd floor. This was a cute boutique style place very stylish for a cookie and ice cream shop. They had free samples so I tried the Apple pie and Pretty Woman ice cream. I bought a red velvet cookie. Everything is delicious but not cheap. The ice cream is $ 10.50 a pint so I will do it on my splurge days and cookie $ 2.50 each. But it is worth it because they are unique flavors like crème brûlée and white lemon. Friendly girl at the front I will be back.

I consider myself to be a cookie monster — I just LOVE cookies of all kinds. When I read about Ruby et Violette allegedly having one of the best chocolate chip cookies in Manhattan AND it so happened to be in my neighborhood, I had to try it. So their standard chocolate chip cookie is called «Perfect», but they have tons of other unique flavors available, I wanted to try them all. But alas, I only tried six. So did they live up to their «Perfect» standard?

I’m normally not a «sweets» person but the first thing i thought was… «every girl should receive a box of cookies from here!»
the cookies have cool names «his breakup story,» «her breakup story» and the boxes you can get them in just really seals the deal or breakup?!
You can get them heated and served with a glass of milk. a nice treat to your day and definitely worth the trip to limelight marketplace…

Welcome to a World of Indulgence…
Just as I was going to give up on the Limelight Marketplace, my friend tells me about her orgasmic experience at Ruby et Violette. How could I have missed this place? Located on the second floor, this boutique style milk and cookie bar is as glamorously delicious as it gets in the cookie world, and I say this as a person who isn’t very fond of sweets.
Where else can you find a place that has a Crème Brulee Cookie? A Champagne Strawberry? Sour Cherry? Chocolate Biscotti? or a Geisha Seduction? Of course they have all the old fashion favorites, but why have ordinary when you can have extraordinary?
They also have a collection of house made cookie dough ice cream in beautiful togo pints, and beautiful gift boxes, perfect gift for your girlfriend for Valentine’s day!
So swing by for a grown up version of milk and cookies! Definitely warmed up my winter.
My hat’s off to you and best of luck with your new location!
«Live Life Richly. Indulge» — Ruby et Violette

If you’ve got a serious sugar craving this would be the place for you. Ruby et Violette specializes in fresh baked cookies. Their concept is that they start with the «perfect» chocolate chunk cookie (chocolate chip cookie base with dark chocolate chunks in place of the chips) and then add toppings from there.
They also have a dark chocolate dough/​chocolate chunk base. And there are are a few off-​beat flavors such as rose, crème brûlée, and white lemon, too.
I was lucky enough to get to try several types of their cookies during an event and I am now head-​over-​heels. These are decadent, guilty-​pleasure type cookies. Each one I tried was so fresh, so gooey-​good. I’m scared they’ll be luring me back far too often.
I walked away with a «Darn Good» (chocolate chunk base with baby ruth, snickers, and caramel) and a «Rocky Seduction» (dark chocolate base, with marshmallow and almond slivers). And, yes, they are as good as they sound.
I also tried the ice cream, ok but too rich for me, and the drinking chocolate (not a fan, too dark and bitter).
Stick with the cookies, that’s their signature and what they do best!

I squealed. Like literally squealed. It’s always been hard for to get out to the west side for these cookies since I live and work no where near it, so when I saw this place was open in the Limelight, I grabbed the hubby’s arm and dragged it (and him) with me to race up the stairs. The space is on the 2^nd level and in well-​located within the building — front center with view of the rest of the Limelight. The cookies are prettily displayed on individual plates and I immediately spied my two favorites, the cookie jar (sorry Amanda C., may be a cop-​out but Iove it nonetheless) and the espresso bean. I was all but ready to tell the guy that I’d take those when I suddenly noticed … the ICE CREAM. Since when did they have ice cream too? Imagine for a second one of those little kids at a candy store that can’t choose and her eyes are just darting back and forth between the choices. That was me.
As I was contemplating the selection, I noticed that the two women ahead of us had been asking questions about the cookies but that guy behind the counter wasn’t really being helpful. Not good when the descriptions aren’t there with each cookie. When we came up to the counter, my husband casually said that it was great this location opened up because we wouldn’t have to trek all the way over to the west side to get these cookies, and the guy made a really snide comment about «well, I guess so if you don’t care for nice ambiance or anything.» Now I know the west side location isn’t THAT far in terms of physical distance and yes, I agree that the it also has a really cute interior, very pretty, delicate and agreeable. But seriously, what’s with the attitude? I debated whether or not to buy something after the comment, but ended up getting one Espresso Bean from a still rather sullen guy. The experience dampened my excitement. The Limelight has lots of great options for dessert. I guess next time, I’ll take my business over to them.

The Limelight seems to be in a constant metamorphosis, but sometimes that can be a good thing!
Ruby et Violette is now open in the Limelight’s second floor, where the art gallery used to be. The cookies and ice cream are the main attraction; cookies are in individual display cases like works of art (an homage to the displaced gallery??) and the ice cream is highlighted as well. If you walk by and don’t consider buying something — trying something — you probably should check your pulse. Or not have kids, you genetic freak.
For those of us who have held onto the biological attraction to sweets, which so rarely occur in nature yet abound in Manhattan, you will stop and look. You may drool. And if they don’t put up descriptions of the 900 cookies being offered, you will probably play 20 questions with the staff like I did.
First criticism– there’s almost too many cookies. It’s hard to decide! Read «Blink» by Malcolm Gladwell, Ruby et Violette. Too many options and I couldn’t even process the possibilities. Somehow, I managed. I got the oatmeal cookie (it’s not called oatmeal– I think it’s «herstory») and one of the candy cookies.
Second criticism is the candy cookies. It feels like a cop-​out if the cookie is made of candy I can buy at Duane Reade. They may be good, but I like things that are more homemade.
Good news? This location of Ruby is open everyday, as opposed to the Café, which is closed on Sunday and Monday. How did we survive on the un-​fun-​days before?!?