Cheesecake

Author: Mark Kurlansky

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Publication Date: July 15, 2025

Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of Milk!, Havana, Paper, The Big Oyster, 1968, Salt, The Basque History of the World, Cod, and Salmon, among other titles. His most recent book, The Core of an Onion, was published by Bloomsbury in 2023. He has received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Bon Appétit's Food Writer of the Year Award, the James Beard Award, and the Glenfiddich Award. He is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times and frequently contributes to the New York Times and the London Guardian. A four-time Jeopardy clue, he lives in New York City.