Eli’s Cheesecake Chronicle Issue 10, 2015 Hand-Made • Decadent • Legendary • Natural Dairy • Highest Quality • Finest Ingredients Eli’s on TV p. 2 NRA Show p.2 Plating Ideas p. 3 Upcoming Shows p. 4 Sustainability p. 4 Eli’s Unwrapped Get a behind-the-scenes look! Eli’s Cheesecake will be featured on Cooking Channels’ Unwrapped 2.0 with Alfonso Ribeiro, airing Monday, March 23, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST. Unwrapped 2.0 takes a look at the creation of America's favorite snacks. The show offers fun & exciting behind-the-scenes access to the processes, stories and people who make these delicious treats. Eli’s Dippers® will be the focus of our segment, taking you into our Bakery to see what goes in to the Cheesecake and how they are hand-dipped! Visit Us at NRA Booth #1425 Celebrating our legacty of 75 years in foodservice & 35 years creating cheesecakes & desserts Come visit us at the National Restaurant Association Show in May to celebrate with us! See everything we have to offer, including layer cakes, fruit tarts, mini pies, dessert bars & of course, cheesecake! We will be featuring new products as well, including our NEW Strawberry Topped Cheesecake: Eli’s rich and creamy Original Plain Cheesecake topped with juicy red strawberries, baked on an all-butter shortbread cookie crust. No artificial colors or flavors and no preservatives Our strawberry topping is handmade in-house with four strawberry varieties: Albion, Camarosa, Camino Real and Festival. These delicious varieties offer a deep red color and provide a consistently sweet flavor Strawberries are the fifth most preferred fresh fruit in the United States behind bananas, apples, watermelon and grapes. Slow-baked in small batches with the finest ingredients like pure Madagascar vanilla, real butter, and cultured cream cheese and sour cream. A Burst of Spring Give your desserts a new personality Try one of Eli’s fun & exciting plating ideas, perfect for your Spring Dessert Menu! Salted Caramel Cheesecake with Strawberry-Lime Salsa Toss fresh, coarsely chopped strawberries with granulated sugar and roast at 425 degrees F for about 5 minutes or until hot and slightly browned. Season with fresh lime juice and zest to taste. Chill before serving. Extra Tip: Save the juices from the roasted strawberries to drizzle on the plate! Original Plain Cheesecake Mason Jar Trifle Cut Eli’s Original Plain Cheesecake, or Cheesecake Cuties, into 1 inch cubes. Layer in a Mason jar with fresh strawberry sauce. Top with whipped cream, almonds and a sprinkle of brown sugar streusel. For the streusel, combine ½ cup all-purpose flour, ¼ cup brown sugar, ½ stick unsalted butter and ½ tsp ground cinnamon in a food processor and pulse until crumbly. Lay on a baking sheet in an even, thin layer, and bake at 425 degrees F for about 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool before serving. Salted Caramel Cheesecake with Grilled Stone Fruits Cut fresh stone fruits (we used apricots) in half, remove pit and place directly onto a hot, oiled grill, cut side down. Grill until warmed through. Cool before serving. For an added layer of flavor, serve with a Stone Fruit & Wine Sauce. Place 2 cups of fruit, 3 cups of white wine), 1/2 cup of sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a saucepan. Heat to a simmer and cook, stirring as needed, and mashing the fruit as it softens until the liquid has reduced to about 1/4 of the original amount. Strain the liquid through a fine strainer and refrigerate until needed. Original Plain Cheesecake 6 Ways ( from left to right) Mom Takes the Cake - Strawberries macerated with sugar and a touch of champage, sprinkled with finely chopped microgreens Tutti Frutti - A slice of kiwi topped with a blueberry, blackberry & raspberry with an apricot glaze Tropical Paradise - Fresh tropical fruit salsa with papaya, pineapple & lime zest Summer Stone Fruits - a simple garnish of poached plums Abrosia - mandarin segments, marshmallow fluff & coconut shavings S’mores with a Twist - roasted or grilled marshmallows with chocolate shavings and a dusting of cocoa Sustainability Environmental & Community t W Wellness l Upcoming Shows & Events International Pizza Expo March 23 - 26, 2015 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV Booth #421 Don’t Waste Food Campaigns are a top trend in foodservice this year*. Consumers aren’t just concerned about wasting food at home; they expect the same from food manufacturers and restaurants. Here are just a few ways that Eli’s helps to promote the wellness of our National Restaurant Association Show (NRA) community and our planet: May 16 19, 2015 • We recycle many of our non-food products; including paper, McCormick Place corrugated boxes, aluminum, light bulbs, ink toner cartridges, Chicago, IL machine oil, and plastic buckets. Booth #1425 • Our foodservice packaging is 100% recyclable and part of the International Dairy Deli Bakery sustainable forestry initiative, based on principles that promote Association Show (IDDBA) sustainable forest management. June 7 - 9, 2015 • We’re proud to participate in sustainable food events in Chicago, Georgia World Congress Center including the Good Food Festival & Green City Market. Every Earth Atlanta, GA Booth #TBD Day we hold our annual clean-up of Seneca Park and the Eli M. Schulman Playground. Taste of Chicago • We are part of Slow Food USA which works to link the pleasures of July 8 - 12, 2015 the table with a commitment to protecting the community and Grant Park • Chicago, IL environment that provides us with our food. Booth #16 • We are concerned with creating as little waste as possible. Our Eli’s Cheesecake Fest food waste is designated as animal feed so any unused food isn’t July 30 - August 3, 2015 thrown away. Eli’s Cheesecake Bakery Cafe & • We donate over 21 tons of desserts to help feed people in need Corporate Office • Chicago, IL each year & provide desserts to over 600 organizations annually to International Flight Services support their fundraising efforts. Association Show (IFSA) • Eli’s offers our associates subsidized public transportation which September 28 - October 1 helps to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. Portland Convention Center • Every summer Eli’s & Wright College host a Farmers Market which Portland, OR Booth #816 supports our local farmers as well as people with disabilities. • We value our strong partnership with The Chicago High School of Allgemeine Nahrungs und Agricultural Sciences (CHSAS) where we offer students job Genussmittel Ausstellung shadowing, scholarships, internships and a speaker series during General Food & Delicacies Fair the summer to provide students with an education in eco-friendly (ANUGA) October 10 - 14 agriculture. The honey used in our desserts comes from the Koelnmesse Convention Center school’s student-maintained hives. Source: Baum + Whiteman’s “Top Dining Trends 2015” CHEESECAKE * Cologne, Germany Booth #TBD Eli’s Foodservice is now on Twitter! Follow @EliChefChicago for news updates, plating ideas and more. 6701 W. 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