French Twist
, And other delectable exemplar French desserts. And then I saw what looked like a creamy American cheesecake with a graham cracker crust below. I asked Elisabeth what it was. “Oh,” she said, “that is a new sweet that our guests really like. It is made with Philadelphia. We learned it from a Japanese intern.”
After Allan and I finished chuckling, we confirmed that this was indeed an benchmark of the classic American cheesecake born when Joseph Kraft, who owned the Philadelphia cream cheese institution, bought a graham cracker company. When I asked Elisabeth how the Japanese intern found the plan, she said that she got it off the Internet and made it for the staff. Today the dessert, less agreeable and more lemony than its American counterpart, is a regular on her menu.
I kindness about this cake while wandering around Provence during my visit. As I strolled through the 1,000-year-old demand, in the shadow of the Roman theater and forum in Arles, I couldn’t remedy but think
Source: Tablet Magazine