Description
New York–style cheesecake uses a cream cheese base, also incorporating heavy cream or sour cream. The typical New York cheesecake is rich and has a dense, smooth, and creamy consistency.
The cheesecake was immortalized in Guys and Dolls, where Nathan Detroit and Sky Masterson sang its praises. Urban Legend has it that during the filming of the move Cleopatra in 1963, Elizabeth Taylor, the star of the film, had New York Style Cheesecake flown in daily from Lindy’s Deli in New York
