In 1970 in Southern California…

Grey Brooks was 13, a middle school student in Palos Verdes where the sun and surf are constant. That year, he pushed his way into a home economics class (they discouraged him from taking this “girl’s class”) and learned to make “Cheesecake Dream,” a recipe he carried with him into adulthood. This cheesecake took center stage on Thanksgiving and Christmas, a favorite of family and friends.