{"product_id":"cheesecake-hardcover","title":"Cheesecake - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Kurlansky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Mark Kurlansky, a delectable novel following one Manhattan block as an ancient cheesecake recipe-and a conniving landlord-change the Upper West Side forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWest 86th Street knows its desserts. It's the 1970s, and poppyseed strudel, praline ice cream cake, and New York cheesecake are as integral to Manhattan's Upper West Side as clustered pigeons, suited doormen, and greasy diners. That is, until Cato comes to town. Cato the Elder, a Roman born in 234 BCE, is credited with the earliest written recipe ever found. A recipe for . . . cheesecake. No cream cheese, no graham cracker crust, somehow savory and sweet, the recipe is enigmatic-and suddenly, it's all anyone on West 86th Street can talk about. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Katsikases, a Greek cheesemaking family who immigrated to open a restaurant in New York, added Cato's pastry to their menu as a ploy to attract \"upscale\" diners. After a glowing write-up in the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, the recipe becomes a neighborhood fixation-and the Katsikases' patriarch, Art, buys up as much of the block's real estate as he can. As the portentous pastry appears in the lives of the old-school residents Art is pricing out of their apartments, a sidewalk view of West 86th Street emerges: A high-profile family planning a high-pressure bat mitzvah, a painter's muse with a terrible secret, an eccentric art collector plotting revenge. Sometimes laced with green M\u0026amp;Ms, sometimes with sage, sometimes with spite, Cato's cheesecake heralds change as West 86th Street is transformed for good.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Kurlansky \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMilk!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Havana, Paper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Big Oyster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 1968\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Salt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Basque History of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Cod\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalmon\u003c\/i\u003e, among other titles. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eThe Core of an Onion\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Bloomsbury in 2023. He has received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, \u003ci\u003eBon Appétit's\u003c\/i\u003e Food Writer of the Year Award, the James Beard Award, and the Glenfiddich Award. He is a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Time\u003c\/i\u003es and frequently contributes to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the London \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. A four-time Jeopardy clue, he lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.4 x 5.95 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153845715007,"sku":"9781639735723","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/KOsq8LiZY49781639735723.webp?v=1776951378","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/cheesecake-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}