The Golden Girls: Cheesecakes and Cocktails!

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It’s cheesecake and cocktails time! In this follow-up to the first Golden Girls Cookbook, Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia each present their favorite dessert and drink recipes. Filled with innovative recipes by renowned chef Christopher Styler, and beautiful photos by New York Times food photographer Andrew Scrivani—plus fun quotes, info, and photographs from the show–this is a must-have for all fans of the Fab Four. With expert advice on how to make the most of your cheesecake baking, and how to properly garnish your drinks, The Golden Girls: Cheesecake and Cocktails brings 24 dessert recipes and 24 drink concoctions sure to make you feel like you’re relaxing on the lanai or getting ready for the Shady Pines bake-off.
Rose’s The Fall of St. Olaf Pumpkin Cheesecake and Dorothy’s Vodka and Black Underwear drink vie for your heart (and stomach) against Sophia’s Double Fudge Amaretto Ricotta Cheesecake and Blache’s Big Daddy Mint Julip. And if that’s not enough, wait until you see Sophia’s Guide to Caffe Corretto. Coffee and brandy? Welcome to 6151 Richmond Street, circa 1985.
Delightful, witty, easy recipes that are sure to be a hit with any fan of the show! Christopher Styler, head of Freelance Food, LLC, is a cookbook author, R&D chef, teacher, and culinary producer. Trained as a restaurant chef, he has worked in kitchens from Italy to Martha’s Vineyard, from Manhattan to Bogotá, Colombia.
Chris is the author or co-author of several books including Primi Piatti, Mom’s Secret Recipe File, The Desperate Housewives Cookbook, Sylvia’s Soul Food, and The Golden Girls Cookbook. On the video front, Chris has served as culinary producer for nine PBS and Food Network television series, including: Lidia’s Italian Table, Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home, and America’s Test Kitchen. Chris worked with MasterClass.com on classes featuring Thomas Keller, Dominique Ansel, Madhur Jaffrey, and Massimo Bottura.
Of all Chris’s accomplishments, the ability to drop quotes from The Golden Girls into everyday conversations is his proudest.
Andrew Scrivani is a photographer, director, and producer, as well as an internationally recognized workshop instructor, author, and columnist on the subject of visuals. Author of his own book, That Photo Makes Me Hungry, Scrivani also currently is the co-host of The Chef John Podcast and is a community mentor for Adobe Stock.

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