Yesterday was seriously HOT here in LA! At 90 degrees, it was just a wee too hot all-of-a-sudden, and I needed something to cool me down. So I scooped up a slice of Berry Ricotta Cheesecake from Forage. I actually don't like cheesecake at all. But this version is light, airy, and much different than the traditional dense version…almost like a hybrid of moist pound cake and airy angel food cake, then topped with sweet ricotta and fresh berries. It sure did hit the spot…and the leftovers are still doing me some good today. Oh, and yeah, I also topped it with some of Pazzo Gelato's toffee pecan gelato…because nothing adds an extra dose of goodness to cake like ice cream or gelato ;) — Joy
{photo by Oh Joy}
I am such a sucker for cheesecake! I recently tried a goat cheesecake at Fork in Philly and it was deeelicious!!
SALIVATING!! :p~
That looks soooo yummy! Hope you enjoyed it to the very last bite!
That looks absolutely delicious Joy! Being a cheesecake lover, I would not be able to resist. Good thing your plate is all the way in sunny LA. The ricotta and berries are a definite must have Thanks for inspiring us all!
Joy, you kill me! That looks delicious.
I just had some delicious ricotta pancakes at Bread (in NYC) but I would trade them in for this (yes, even for breakfast;)!
LOL, I cooled off yesterday with some Marscapone Gelato from Pazzo. It was just a gelato-kind-of-day. 😉 Yum.
that looks delicious! I must try this toffee pecan gelato on my next trip to LA
Wow! That looks so de-lish!
That just looks incredible. I’m heading into LA from San Diego next week and Forage will definitely be on my list of places to go.
that looks just HMMM HMM GOOD!
I promise, i”m gonna get fat with all these yummy posts of yours! 😛
You keep inspiring me to EAT!
that looks so good!
that looks delicous, i love cheesecake
This looks so yummy. Sadly, my college cafeteria doesn’t offer things like this. You’re making me jealous!
this cake looks divine!!!I want some, PLEASE!
that looks delicious!! and the weather is stunning, went santa monica beach yesterday, so nice (but busy).
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Pazzo is an obsession of mine. I’m contemplating naming it my home away from home. Have you tried the sea salt caramel? Or the mimosa sorbetto? Oh. My. God.
I’ve never even heard of ricotta cheese cake, but it looks divine!
um… YUM!
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This looks sooooo good!
This looks and sounds delicious! Cheesecake is my favorite!
all those berries look so fresh and delicious! 90 degrees? wow! i thought 80 degrees yesterday was extreme!
oh. my. GOODNESS that looks delicious!
What an amazing dessert !
It is just cruel that there is no recipe to go along with this photo!
Mmm this looks yum!
xo
Erin
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Ah man I don’t think i’d make it through a whole wedding with these on the table!!!! Just what I want but don’t need!!!
Jealous! It’s been switching from sun, rain & hail every hour here in Seattle… and that looks delicious.
When you said “soft/fluffy” I immediately thought of Japanese cheesecake (I first had it when I was still in Singapore) which is airy and very cake like but still cheesecake. Sounds like this is the closest as we’ll get here in the US! It may even be the same recipe.
Now I’m really craving it!
I just had the ricotta cheesecake at Capital Grille, and it was TO DIE FOR! Making this is on my list! Yum.
the owner of forage is korean and so this is probably an asian-style cheesecake. i LOVE forage! ok, i think i’ll be making a trip there soon.
YUM! I need to jump over to the West coast just to pick me up a piece of that cake!
The berries look amazing too! What an interesting combo! YUM!
that looks AMAZING! little girl in your belly = a food connoisseur in the making!