Ah, cheesecake. What’s more New York than cheesecake? You know, besides the classic, “Hey, I’m walkin’ here!” New York has much more to offer than begrudged businessmen and expletives. Like here, at 12-40 Clintonville Street in Whitestone at Grandma’s Cheesecake Sandwiches, we have our cheesecake sandwiches, a delicious new derivative of the cheesecake. But where does the cheesecake come from? Let’s travel to Greece. I’m talking about ancient, 5th century BC Greece. On the island called Samos, the ancient Greeks made their cheesecakes, called Plakountas, by mushing cheese into a paste, adding honey and wheat flour, and baking it. It was more of a loaf than a cake, and it had no crust (the horror!). The Island of Samos...
Roses are red, violets are blue: we have the perfect gift for you! Let’s be honest: nothing these days is what it used to be. That includes Valentine’s Day – no – Saint Valentine’s Day. Poor guy’s been demoted from sainthood. The days of chivalry are long dead, lost to the age of landline telephones and lip-sync scandals; I’m looking at you, Milli Vanilli. In the wild, uncharted land of social media, genuine connections have been replaced with followers, likes, and the Red 40 Chamoy pickle. With so many overdone, cliché choices, what is one to do for St. Valentine’s? Yes, you’re well acquainted with chocolates, teddy bears, and maybe even the Forever Rose. But have you met our cake pop bouquets? ...
WE'RE HOSTING KID'S NUT FREE BAKING CLASSES!!
OPEN TO ALL CHILDREN 8-12 YEARS OLD
4-Week Program Beginners Level 1 - $195.00
90-Minute Hands-on Learning
Starts Sunday, February 19, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
NUT FREE ENVIRONMENT
Pre-Registration Required ~ Limited Seating
Levels 2 – 8 to follow
Course includes aprons, hats, gloves and all necessary ingredients to learn baking skills, while having fun!!
CALL 917-596-9270 TO RESERVE ~ CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED
All classes to take place at 12-40 Clintonville St., Units A/B, 1st Fl., Whitestone, Queens
*Additional time slots to open if needed
Obviously, I'm a sucker for nostalgia. I've built a whole business around sharing one singular taste of my grandmother Raphaella's famous cheesecake, brought into the modern world in the form of a handheld, easy to eat yet deeply, soul satisfying cheesecake sandwich. One foot in the past, one foot in the future. That's me. I think about this, sometimes, when I have a rare moment to catch my breath, in the midst of the industrial ovens of my Whitestone, New York commercial kitchen, surrounded by freezers, stacks of molds, giant cases of cream cheese, enveloped in the rich sweet smell of melting chocolate and baked butter and sugar, the tang of fresh cut fruit and the base note of cardboard from...
We've all been feeling cooped up, and as all those delayed family reunions and long-awaited vacations finally get off the ground, it's exciting and maybe, to be honest, a little nerve-wracking. Take heart, there's comfort to be had...at least if you're flying out of LaGuardia, where there are Grandma's Cheesecake Sandwiches available at two Bowery Bay locations in the terminal now. Look for us, and enjoy a moment of sweet escape right there in the terminal, or even better, take a little bit of my Grandma Raphaella's home-baked love with you onto the plane. You won't need a fork or a plate to enjoy the creamy deliciousness of cheesecake sandwiched between two soft sweet cookies, but be warned; you might...
