498396 Wed Mar 12 10:52:31 -0700 2008 1 8 Midwest 0 3485612 I have just discovered Chow.com because I did a web search for Sheepshead Cafe Chocolate Almond Cheesecake. I knew it was a long shot, but I just wanted to see what would come up. It led me to Chow.com and some messages from 2006 suggesting places to go in Iowa City, IA. There was a continuing discussion about Sheepshead Cafe and their cheesecake (I had an addiction for their tomato soup too!). So I've decided to start a new message about Sheepshead to see if anyone out there knows recipes or worked for them or knows ANYTHING! I know some of their products came from a bakery (Frenchbread bakery or something like that), don't know if the cheesecake was made by Sheepshead or a bakery. I've tried to make an chocolate almond cheesecake like the one at Sheepshead, but it doesn't turn out just right. It's that crust that's difficult, it's the kind that makes it's own crust I believe. Ok, just throwing this out there! Now in Minnesota! Wed Mar 12 10:52:31 -0700 2008 174128 Jillfresh 1 5151033 Hi Jillfresh, I worked at the Sheep's Head from 1979 to 1981 and a half. I came away with the whole wheat bread recipe and the Mulligatawny soup recipe. As for the soup, you know it was flavored with Courvoisier...the secret ingredient, otherwise it was Campbell's! I used to sit on an upturned bucket and watch Jo, the dessert cook, do her thing, and chat with her till the wee hours. As I recall, she did use the Joy of Cheesecake book for some of her cheesecakes, if not all...? I esp. remember the Kilimanjaro cheesecake. I am trying to locate Diane Ochs, who was married to the owner for a time, and may have many of the recipes. You can reach me at stcartwright@q.com. We can chat some more! Best, Sarah Cartwright Mon Nov 02 20:18:49 -0800 2009 3485612 1121119 scartwri