Simple to make and delicious, cheesecakes are among the oldest desserts in the world. Discover 66 irresistible recipes from around the globe with this unique collection by some of the best-known chefs and cookery writers, as well as tried and tested family recipes. Highlights include classics such as Mary Berry's chocolate truffle cheesecake, Ravneet Gill's Basque cheesecake and Mark Hix's borset blueberry, ricotta and cobnut cheesecake. The book also features a foreword by acclaimed food writer Giles Coren, and a brief history of cheesecakes and insights into the important role cheese has played in Jewish culture through the centuries. Illustrated with stunning photography, this is the perfect book for cheesecake fans, or anyone who enjoys trying new and unusual flavours. Whether you prefer your cheesecake baked or unbaked, rich and chocolatey or tangy and fruity, sweet or savoury, simple and refined or with toppings piled high, there's something here for everyone. The Essential Cheesecake Cookbook is published in conjunction with the British Jewish charity Chai Cancer Care, and 100% of royalties will support their work AUTHOR: Michael Leventhal is the publisher of Greenhill Books and Green Bean Books. The Chocolate King is his first book for children and won a PJ Library Author Incentive Award. Previously he founded Gefiltefest, a Jewish food charity which organised Europe's biggest Jewish food festival. He is co-author of Jews in Britain and edited The Hand of History (illustrated by Chris Riddell). He eats a lot of chocolate and also compiled the Green Bean chocolate cookbook Babka, Boulou & Blintzes. You can see more of his work at www.michaelleventhal.co.uk Laura Catalán has illustrated numerous fiction books and educational material for Spanish, UK and US publishing houses. Her picture books include Two Peas in a Pod, The Naughty Spectre and Daughter of the God Sülde. 50 colour illustrations