What Does the Cheesecake Factory’s Designer Think of Obama and Trump’s Jabs at His Décor? (Gift Article)

I’m going to suggest almost no one outside America even knew about the Cheesecake Factory before this and we would like it to go back that way - thank you, the world… www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

“I’m not emotionally attached to the Cheesecake Factory design, but don’t we have bigger issues in the country?” said the guy who gave the restaurants their signature look. I took my wife and granddaughter there last year and decided I couldn't afford to go back. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

What does the designer of the Cheesecake Factory think of Trump being a rapist @nytimes.com" www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

"'I’m not emotionally attached to the Cheesecake Factory design, but don’t we have bigger issues in the country?' he said in an interview on Tuesday." "He" being Rick McCormack, the designer of the Cheesecake Factory. Evidently that line flew right over the head of the reporter and editors.

Don’t Cry for the Cheesecake Factory. It’s Weathered Worse. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d... I love their buffalo blasts, peach ice tea, sourdough bread, avocado eggrolls and peanut butter/chocolate cake cheesecake. Wish there was a C.F. near me.

So I assume the NYTimes felt it had to do this “explainer” because none of its editors have ever stepped inside a CF. (For the record , back in the day, regularly visited the original CF in Beverly Hills.) Don’t Cry for the Cheesecake Factory. It’s Weathered Worse. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

“I’m not emotionally attached to the Cheesecake Factory design, but don’t we have bigger issues in the country?” The designer of The Cheesecake Factory Don’t Cry for the Cheesecake Factory. It’s Weathered Worse. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

When Rick McCormack #CCF learned that former President Barack Obama had told a political rally on Saturday that President Trump’s golden glow-up of the Oval Office looked “like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory,” he was surprised.😊 By Kim Severson GIFT www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

Don’t Cry for the Cheesecake Factory. It’s Weathered Worse. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d... No sauces on top. I am a purist. The cake has to stand on its own flavor profile. Ok Ok maybe a little sauce on the side grrrrrr

Don’t Cry for the Cheesecake Factory. It’s Weathered Worse. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

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When Rick McCormack #CCF first learned that former President Barack Obama had told a political rally on Saturday that President Trump’s golden glow-up of the Oval Office looked “like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory,” he was surprised.😊 By Kim Severson www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

“The Cheesecake Factory's interior is a world of aesthetic chaos that feels like a mix between a Fry’s Electronics, an overgrown Panera and a laser tag arena.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

Because of Obama and Trump, the Cheesecake Factory made it into the NY Times. 🤣 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

The Cheesecake Factory's baroque decor has become a midterm election talking point for both Obama and Trump - NYT Cooking traces its baroque design origins and the chain's improbable cultural staying #food #restaurants #uspolitics

Don’t Cry for the Cheesecake Factory. It’s Weathered Worse. The Cheesecake Factory's baroque decor has become a midterm election talking point for both Obama and Trump - NYT Cooking traces its baroque… https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/dining/cheesecake-factory-obama-trump-midterm-elections.html

Actually, The Cheesecake Factory is an excellent place to take non-Americans interested in experiencing some authentically all-American culture! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

…”Yes, like Cracker Barrel and Starbucks before it, the Cheesecake Factory has found itself an unwitting player in the culture wars. And yes, he said, the whole thing seems silly.”… www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

"But on the positive side, the midterm dust-up has focused the attention of an entire nation — at least those following politics — on his true love, restaurant design." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/d...

Why is everything so dumb? "Don’t Cry for the Cheesecake Factory. It’s Weathered Worse."