As the Golden Girls were well aware, cheesecake can solve a lot of problems. It’s one of the most popular desserts in America—a decadent concoction of cream cheese, sugar, and graham cracker crust.

Over the years, cheesecake has become so closely associated with New York that many people assume that's where its story began. While New York may have made cheesecake famous, history tells us a ...

Adam H. Callaghan is a Quality Team Developmental Editor for Food & Wine. A multilingual editor and writer based in New England, he's worked across digital and print for over 10 years covering food ...

The answer may have more to do with New York than you might think. By Eric Kim Eric Kim talked to dozens of New Yorkers for this story. What puts the New York in a New York cheesecake? Most ardent New ...