Article: Luxurious cheesecake has a sweetly rich local history

While we have no intention of demeaning ancient Rome's achievements in the areas of philosophy, government and art, we'd like to mention one noble accomplishment that often is overlooked. Many culinary historians credit the Romans with the popularization of the cheesecake - a feat that would assure them a place in any dessert lover's history book.

Recognition should also be accorded to the group of American dairymen who invented cream cheese in 1872, a discovery that paved the way for the development of the light, creamy cheesecakes favored by modern aficionados. Thirty-three years later, John Lev in opened the first Little Jack's restaurant at the intersection of Throop and Madison in ...

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