Forbes - Why Shark Tank Investors Choked On L.A.'s New Foodie Fad

Shark Tank Episode 706: Marques Brooks, Jovon English and Naimah Harris of Milk + Brookies in Los Angeles hope to start a tasty trend with their baked-to-order brownies and cookies mashup. Tisa Smart-Washington was not able to appear. (ABC/Michael Desmond)

New Yorkers have the cronut and San Franciscans the cruffin. Thanks to Milk + Brookies Inc., Angelenos have the brookie, a brownie and cookie hybrid baked like a cupcake. But it may be a long while before lines snake around the block for brookies the way they do cronuts and cruffins. Los Angeles-based, Milk + Brookies has yet to open a store front. It’s still a side project for owners Jovan English and her partners, Marques Brooks, Naimah Harris HRS +0.08% and Tisa Smart-Washington. They all still work at day jobs and bake from 5 pm to 1 am. They only sell online and through occasional pop-up stands. READ MORE ON FORBES.COM