Personal Narrative: The Cheesecake Factory

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The Cheesecake Factory One of my favorite restaurants to visit is The Cheesecake Factory. The Cheesecake Factory first began in Detroit Michigan in the 1940s (TCF Co. LLC). Evelyn Overton, found a recipe in her local newspaper that would go on to inspire her “original” cheesecake recipe. As her cheesecakes grew in popularity, she and her husband decided to open their own shop, where they sold and supplied cheesecakes to restaurants. Fast forward to Beverly Hills, California, 1978, where her son would go on to open the first The Cheesecake Factory restaurant (TCF Co. LLC).
Up until 2013 I did not even know what The Cheesecake Factory was. I just thought it was a place where cheesecakes were made. After watching “The Big Bang Theory” I realized it was an actual restaurant and not a factory like the name suggests. After realizing it was a restaurant …show more content…

I ordered the chicken di pana. Chicken di pana is “Lightly Breaded Sauteed Chicken Breast Served over a White Wine Butter Sauce with Mashed Potatoes and Broccoli” (TCF Co. LLC). It was delicious. The chicken was cooked to perfection, the white wine butter sauce was so delicious I wanted more of it for everything else on my plate. I substituted their ratatouille in place of the broccoli because I am not a huge broccoli fan. I had never had ratatouille before, and I am happy to say I would love to have it again after trying it at The Cheesecake Factory. I love potatoes. They are my favorite food group and I am very picky and judgmental about how they taste. The Cheesecake Factory’s garlic mashed potatoes were incredible. They use red potatoes instead of russet potatoes and leave the skins on. That mixed with the garlic and parsley was just phenomenal. The plating was visually pleasing, but nothing over the top or extravagant. The portions were generous. I had enough left over to take home for lunch the following

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