Posts Tagged With: Cheesecake company

Birthday cheesecake (Or: Too many choices)

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Niki

On Saturday Marco and I picked up some cheesecake from the Cheesecake Company in celebration of my birthday last week. This was our first visit in 2021. Last year we went right before the country went into a soft lockdown (talking with the owner about “the corona situation” while sipping our coffees) and we picked up some cheesecake later in the year. These days the company has a new owner to carry on the proud American cheesecake tradition. The store still sells the same flavors (and of course some new ones too), so it’s going fine.

For my birthday I chose lemon lime, Marco chose lime blueberry and for Roger we chose blueberry banana. (Do you see the nice chain of flavors we made by doing that?)

I couldn’t help but take a picture of some uncut cheesecake just waiting to be put out on display:

Lots of flavors!

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“Ik mis je” sign (Or: The Cheesecake company)

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Niki

I hope everyone is doing okay on this seemingly long Tuesday – only three more working days until a holiday (Ascension Day). Yay! Our last holiday until Christmas. Boo!

Here is a photo of an “Ik mis je” sign in the window of the Cheesecake Company. These signs have been appearing in the windows of restaurants and cafés all over The Netherlands. It stands for: I miss you.

It’s less than a week until restaurants, cafés and terraces can open again (with limitations). I’m sure half of the country is looking forward to it… should prove interesting.

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Coffe and cake (Or: Travels through The Hague)

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Niki

As you have probably guessed from this blog, Marco and I like to sample the various coffee and cake options at the local establishments. The last few months have been no exception.

First up we have an old (awesome) favorite: the Cheesecake Company in The Hague:

I had a pistachio cheesecake, while Marco’s was tiramisu flavor. With our usual cappuccino (his) and coffee (mine).

And a new one for us: last month we went to the Buitenhof movie theatre. Not to see a movie, but to sample their coffee and desserts at their café/restaurant.

This one was also pretty good, but I was glad that we decided to share. The carrot cake we had was quite sweet with all the layers of icing. While I don’t normally think of carrot cake as a healthy option, this one was definitely the farthest from healthy that you could get.

But it was a good enough cafe, and thankfully they had room. We first considered going to Hometown Coffee, which was recently renovated, but both times we went we were unable to find a seat.

But maybe next time we should also catch a film…

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Instagram highlights (Or: A wall of cheesecake!)

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Niki

A month or two ago Marco and I went to The Cheesecake Company on Torenstraat here in The Hague for — you guessed it — cheesecake. It’s not the first time I’ve blogged about them and it won’t be the last. Marco and I even choose this cheesecake for our wedding cake, it’s that good.

During this visit I just had to take a photo of the “wall of cheesecake” that is prominently displayed:

A closer look reveals that it is Instagram photos:

It’s a really clever idea to bring a bit of color to the shop, as well as advertise what you make and your Instagram account in general.

It had been a while since we visited so we took our usual white chocolate cappuccino cheesecake (this was the flavor we chose to ceremonially “cut into” at our wedding):

White chocolate cappuccino by the Cheesecake Company, The Hague

And for a light, fresh flavor we chose lemon cheesecake:

Lemon cheesecake by the Cheesecake Company, The Hague

If you’re in the neighborhood, I highly recommend a visit!

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C’s (Or: Coffee, cheesecake and countryside)

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Niki

A few weeks ago Marco and I went back to the Cheesecake Company by the Grote Kerk. I’ve posted about this place many times – they even served the cheesecake at our wedding! It isn’t quite our two year anniversary yet but this time they did have the same flavor as our heart-shaped wedding cheesecake, white chocolate cappuccino… So of course we ended up choosing that one.

And on Saturday Marco, his mother and I had dinner over at De Gezelligheid (near Amersfoort) with the family. The food at De Gezelligheid was pretty good. We started off with “de spiegel” (the mirror) which was a sampling of all of their starter items served on a platter. My favorite item was the fried mushroom, of all things. For the main dish I had a hamburger with thick cut fries. Yum.

Of course we had to stop at the Starbucks at Centraal Station, so I decided to take a photo of the wall (doesn’t everyone want to take a photo of a wall?):

Love or hate Starbucks – I just like the cool font and presentation!

Here is a photo of the lake by Marco’s uncle, with a Buddha statue on the other side (in the shadows):

Quite peaceful.

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Further anniversary surprises (Or: Cheesecake waiting in the fridge)

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Niki

When Marco and I returned home last night from our vacation, we found a note on a paper bag from Roger. He had left two slices of chocolate cheesecake in the fridge. Double chocolate chip cheesecake to be precise – one of the the three flavors we had at our wedding reception, along with strawberry and cappuccino. Marco and I also had some Prosecco in the fridge. That was the welkomstdrankje (welcome drink) at the wedding reception.

So – reliving memories one year later!

The cheesecake was from the Cheesecake Company in The Hague. I highly recommend it (and mention it frequently).

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Tangerine Dream (Or: The Cheesecake Company)

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Niki

Yesterday Marco and I had cheesecake at The Cheesecake Company in The Hague (by the Grote Kerk). We sampled Tangerine Dream…

The tangerine part of the cheesecake was definitely subtler then I expected but still quite tasty. The bottom part of the cheesecake is chocolate, of course accentuated by the two syrups on the plate as well. Lekker!

And of course you have my usual coffee on the left and Marco’s cappuccino on the right.

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Tasty Fridays (Or: Cheesecake Company in The Hague)

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Niki

A few Fridays ago some of my coworkers and I celebrated the impending weekend by getting some cheesecake from the Cheesecake Company in The Hague. Officially it was a cheesecake tasting – everyone took a little bit from each piece.

I don’t remember all of the fruit flavors, but ones I do know are: plain (lower right side). Directly above that is razma-limey, with the lime on top. Definitely my favorite fruit flavor. To the left of the plain one was double chocolate-chocolate chip. Dreamsicle (a sort of orange and vanilla swirl, based off a cream popsicle) was in the 9 o’clock position. Lastly, next to the strawberry up top was mango (with all of the yellow pieces on top).

Other fruit flavors that were there included blackberry, blueberry, bosvruchten (forest fruit), and more that I can’t possibly remember. But it was delicious! They are right next to the Grote Kerk in The Hague, on Torenstraat.

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Colorful chalkboards (Or: At the Cheesecake Company)

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Niki

On Sunday Marco and I visited the Cheesecake Company in The Hague, over on Torenstraat. This is also what we had at our wedding – two strawberry cheesecakes, one chocolate cheesecake, and a smaller white chocolate cappuccino cake for Marco and I (the one that we symbolically cut together).

This time we had their stroopwafel cheesecake. It was delicious.

cheesecake at the Cheesecake Company in The Hague

stroopwafel cheesecake

Near where we were sitting is also a board you can write on with chalk:

And another picture:

Of course, once we were done we asked for some razma-limey (raspberry and lime) cheesecake to go, for later. That is definitely one of my favorites.

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Dutch wedding cakes (Or: The Cheesecake Company)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Niki

Marco and I have figured out what we will be having for our bruidstaart (wedding cake). The decision was the case of ‘a friend of a friend’; we have chosen the Cheesecake Company in The Hague. The American owner, Rebecca, does some beautiful cheesecakes for weddings, with some pretty crazy flavors.

After a lot of tasting with family, we finally moved away from the crazy flavors (like razma-limey, a sourish combination of raspberry and lime) and settled with two strawberry cheesecakes and one chocolate cheesecake — double chocolate chocolate chip to be exact. …Though it’s not nearly as insane as ‘Death by Chocolate’ The smaller cake for Marco and I is cappuccino white chocolate. That’s the actual cake that he and I will cut. Yum!

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