New York Style Cheesecake

While cakes infused with cheese have existed since the time of the ancient Greeks, the New York style cheesecake is a fairly recent creation. The invention of the New York cheesecake is generally attributed to Arnold Reuben, creator of the Reuben sandwich and the owner of the famous New York institution, Reuben’s Deli (now closed). Reuben created the cake in the early 1900s and, over the decades, the Jewish delis of New York began refining the recipe, competing to create the most perfect ve