Natasha Pickowicz

Natasha’s Dream Cheesecake

It was the icing on the cake when pastry chef extraordinaire and three-time James Beard finalist Natasha Pickowicz teamed up with us to create her dream cheesecake, in celebration of her new cookbook, More Than Cake! This layer cake/cheesecake combo uses her famous olive oil cake as a base for Eli's legendary Vanilla Bean Cheesecake, a wave of passion fruit curd, toasted coconut, and a fluffy layer of mascarpone mousse.
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40th Anniversary Second Edition

The Eli's Cheesecake Cookbook

We've been baking up something extra special: The second edition of The Eli's Cheesecake Cookbook, in honor of our 40th anniversary! Its 100 recipes include more than 20 variations on Eli Schulman's iconic Chicago-style cheesecake and favorite dishes from the legendary Eli's The Place For Steak. Recipes for batters, crusts, and finishing touches allow readers to mix and match as many as 3,177 different combinations to create their own signature desserts.
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Create Chicago's Favorite Desserts at Home

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From The Kitchen of Eli Schulman

Time: 1 hr

Serves: 14-16 people

Cherry Vanilla Cheesecake

Learn to bake one of Eli's originals! Creamy cheesecake full of juicy cherries, baked on our signature all-butter shortbread cookie crust. Recipe from The Eli’s Cheesecake Cookbook: Remarkable Recipes From A Chicago Legend.

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Recipe

From The Kitchen of Eli Schulman

Time: 15 m

Serves: 12-14 people

Shortbread Cookie Crust

Our signature all-butter shortbread cookie crust. It also makes a delicious shortbread cookie on its own!

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Recipe

From the Kitchen of Eli Schulman

Serves: 12-14 people

Hawaiian Cheesecake

Learn to bake a rich and creamy Hawaiian Cheesecake, full of pineapple and coconut – one of Eli's original flavors!

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