shop.elicheesecake.com | 800-ELI-CAKE | 1 LEGENDARY CHEESECAKE - Made in Chicago - NEW Honey Mediterranean Cheesecake...a gift for a cause! See page 3. “A Chicago food icon.” THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE “Perfection on a plate.” 800-ELI-CAKE OPRAH, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE shop.elicheesecake.com 2 | The Eli’s Cheesecake Company The Art of Cheesecake At Eli’s that means everything from coming up with the perfect recipe and selecting the finest ingredients to hand-decorating and staying up all night to bake our crisp all-butter HOT CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE, P. 13 cookie crusts. Eli Schulman believed baking was an art. So when he created the very first Eli’s Cheesecake as the signature dessert for his award-winning restaurant, Eli’s the Place for Steak, a legend for 39 years, his customers proclaimed it “Chicago’s Finest.” With the same care and dedication demonstrated by Eli himself, The Eli’s Cheesecake Company, a family owned business, has been baking up delicious cheesecakes and other desserts since 1980. At Eli’s, we slow bake our cheesecakes in small batches, taking the time to allow our ingredients to develop to their optimum flavors...the key to achieving Eli’s unique taste and texture. Eli’s prefers using regional ingredients from local farms and producers who share Eli’s commitment to quality. Like Father, Like Son ELI M. SCHULMAN, FOUNDER MARC S. SCHULMAN, PRESIDENT shop.elicheesecake.com | 800-ELI-CAKE | 3 Our Holiday Favorites NEW MEDITERRANEAN HONEY CHEESECAKE WILDFLOWER HONEY CHEESECAKE WITH PISTACHIOS AND ALMONDS Ricotta cheesecake sweetened with raw wildflower honey, topped with mascarpone cheese, crunchy cardamom-scented honey almonds and baked on an all-butter shortbread Wildflower honey cheesecake, enhanced with the subtle addition of ricotta, is topped cookie crust. with a dreamy, crunchy layer of salted honey, toasted pistachios and almonds, a cloud of $36 8”, 2 lb. 15 oz., Pre-cut, Serves 12. vanilla mousse and a mosaic of more toasted pistachios and almonds. $52 10”, 6 lb. 2 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 14. A SWEET PARTNERSHIP Eli’s honey is harvested by student beekeepers from The Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences. A portion of the proceeds from honey and Honey Cheesecake sales go toward college scholarships for deserving high school seniors. Snap this code or visit www.elicheesecake.com/honey to see the video on how our honey is harvested. STUDENT BEEKEEPERS Gift For a Cause 4 | The Eli’s Cheesecake Company PUMPKIN PIE CHEESECAKE Dress up your holiday table with Eli’s take on the Turn up for Turkey Time perfect Thanksgiving dessert...lightly spiced pumpkin cheesecake baked in a fluted vanilla crumb crust, piled high with chantilly cream and finished with praline sprinkles. $40 9”, 4 lb. 8 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 14. NEW NEW VANILLA BEAN CHEESECAKE KEY LIME PIE CHEESECAKE Eli’s takes vanilla cheesecake to the next level by infusing rich, creamy cheesecake Eli’s all natural slow cultured cream cheese and sour cream provide the perfect foil to batter with Nielsen-Massey single source Madagascar vanilla bean paste. Baked in a the fresh tart flavor of real Florida key limes. Baked in a traditional pressed graham fluted vanilla crumb crust and topped with house-made vanilla pastry cream, swirls of cracker crust, and topped with intensely flavored key lime curd and a lofty crown of vanilla mousse and a sprinkling of vanilla crumb around the edge, this classic dessert whipped cream, our take on this iconic dessert is better than the original. is elevated to VIP status. $52 10”, 6 lb. 4 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 14. $40 9”, 4 lb. 4 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 14. shop.elicheesecake.com | 800-ELI-CAKE | 5 NEW CHOCOLATECHOCOLATE EESPRESSOSP CHEESECAKE Taking its cue from a perfectly executed cafe mocha with a crown of frothed milk, Eli’s Espresso Chocolate Cheesecake is a symphony of dark and light. Eli’s begins with a custom blend of milk and dark chocolate cheesecake, deepened by a layer of intensely flavored espresso cheesecake, topped with coffee mousse, house- made chocolate ganache and finished with an artistic chocolate-on-chocolate design, baked on an all butter chocolate cookie crust. $52 10”, 6 lb. 8 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 14. PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE HOLIDAY SAMPLER CHEESECAKE PUMPKIN PRALINE CHEESECAKE Move over pumpkin pie... make room for Eli’s rich Three festive flavors, all in one cake! Receive several slices each Replace ho-hum pumpkin pie with this elegant pumpkin cheesecake made with real pumpkin and of our Pumpkin, Hot Chocolate and Chocolate Caramel Pecan dessert made with real pumpkin and seasonal fragrant spices baked on our signature all-butter Cheesecakes. spices, hand-decorated with billows of pumpkin shortbread cookie crust. Perfect with whipped cream $40 9”, 3 lb. 8oz. Pre-cut, Serves 14. mousse and garnished with crunchy praline, baked or a scoop of ice cream. on our all-butter shortbread cookie crust. $33 9”, 3 lb. 8 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 16. $52 10”, 6 lb. 10 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 14. HOLIDAY TOWER OF CHEESECAKE One 7 inch White Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake, one 8 inch Original Plain Cheesecake, and one 9 inch Hot Chocolate Cheesecake. Arrives stacked in Eli’s custom gold and red gift boxes wrapped with a red ribbon, ready for gift giving. $72 Tower Serves 40. 6 | The Eli’s Cheesecake Company Invite Eli's to Your Next Party Specialty items made fresh daily at Eli's Bakery Cafe in Chicago. For pick up only, call (773) 308-7000. Clockwise: macaroons; coconut cake; whoopie pies; cupcakes, tarts and cookies; chocolate hazelnut cupcakes. It's fun and easy to throw a dessert party with Eli's Cheesecake's huge variety of shapes, sizes and flavors. This spread includes Eli's Cheesecakes and Carrot Cake (page 17) along with seasonal pastries from our cafe. Cafe desserts for pick up at our Chicago bakery only, call (773) 308-7000. Share Send us your favorite photo enjoying Eli's desserts and you might be featured in our next catalog - and win a FREE cheesecake, too! Visit www.elicheesecake.com/catalog for complete rules and how to enter. Handing out free cheesecake slices for National Cheesecake You're never too young to be a foodie! Day with Fox's Vince Gerasole Ben celebrates his 2nd birthday with Eli's shop.elicheesecake.com | 800-ELI-CAKE | 7 Eli's Gets Around Kelsey Grammer with Marc & Maureen Schulman at Taste of Chicago 2012 Inaugural Co-Chairs cut President Obama's 2013 Inaugural Staff Ball Cheesecake What they’re saying... OPRAH, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE: BON APPETIT MAGAZINE: “Maybe it’s the all-butter cookie crust, “The best cheesecake for purists... maybe it’s the Madagascar bourbon the creamy dreamy Eli’s Cheesecake.” vanilla beans — this cheesecake is perfection on a plate.” COOK’S ILLUSTRATED: “The cheesecake from this Chicago THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: bakery impressed tasters with its “A Chicago food icon.” well-balanced flavors.” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel with a Giant Slice of Eli's Eli's President Marc Schulman with his look-alike Taste of Chicago 2013 with Charlie Barnett Will Farrell (Peter Mills) on the NBC drama Chicago Fire 7 Olympic Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek Eli's Cheesecake featured in Jenny McCarthy's President Obama at Lincoln's Bicentennial Chicago on Gilt City. ‟The View's" co-host Celebration in Springfield, IL shares her hometown favorites. 88 | |The The Eli’s Eli’s Cheesecake Cheesecake Company Company Can't make up your mind? Try our Samplers and Half & Halfs CANDY COOKIE CRUNCH SAMPLER A combination of Cookie Crazy, Chocolate Caramel made with Snickers® and Chocolate Peanut Butter with Reese's ® Cheesecakes. $44 9”, 4 lb. 2 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 14. DREAM TEAM SAMPLER HALF & HALF: STRAWBERRY & ORIGINAL PLAIN A dreamy combination of our Salted Caramel, Strawberry and 50% Original Plain, 50% Strawberry Cheesecake. 100% delicious. Turtle Trio Cheesecakes. $36 9”, 3 lb. 8 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 16. $44 9”, 3 lb. 15oz. Pre-cut, Serves 14. DYNAMIC DUO: CHOCOLATE CHIP & ORIGINAL PLAIN HALF & HALF: STRAWBERRY & CHOCOLATE CHIP Our two most popular flavors, all in one cake! 8 slices each of Half Strawberry, half Chocolate Chip. All delicious. Original Plain and Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes. $36 9”, 3 lb. 8 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 16. $36 9”, 3 lb. 8 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 16. CHOCOLATE LOVER'S SAMPLER SKINNY ELI® SAMPLER...YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO SKINNY OR TOO RICH!® A combination of Chocolate Chip, Candy Bar made with Heath® Four slices each of Skinny Eli® Plain, Chocolate and Key Lime Toffee Bars and Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cheesecakes. Cheesecakes, made with Equal® Sweetener. Reduced fat, reduced $40 9”, 3 lb. 8 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 14 calories and no sugar added. $22 7”, 1lb. 4oz. Pre-cut, Serves 12. ORIGINAL FAVORITES SAMPLER Four slices each of Original Plain, Strawberry, Chocolate Chip and Candy Bar made with Heath® Toffee Bars. $40 9”, 3 lb. 8 oz. Pre-cut, Serves 16. 1010 | |The The Eli’s Eli’s Cheesecake Cheesecake Company Company Eli's Originals ORIGINAL PLAIN CHEESECAKE...THE ONE THAT STARTED IT ALL! Simply a combination of the highest quality all natural dairy ingredients baked on our signature all-butter shortbread cookie crust. We slow-bake our cheesecake in small batches, taking the time to allow our sour cream and cream cheese to develop to their optimum flavors... the key to achieving Eli's unique taste and texture. Each cheesecake is handmade and decorated at Eli’s Cheesecake World, our bakery located on Chicago’s northwest side. Eli’s prefers using regional ingredients from local farms and producers who share Eli’s commitment to quality.