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EAST POINT, Ga. - Growing up in Southwest Atlanta, Samuel "Sammy" Smith Jr. dreamed of many things. Being a baker was not one of them. "I never liked baking," the Westlake High School graduate says with a laugh. But that changed when Smith was training to be a chef at Le Cordon Bleu and tasked with making a cheesecake: "I was like, ‘This is the best cheesecake I ever had!’" READ MORE

Sammy Cheezecake owner, Sammie Smith, Jr. shares his recipe for success At first glance, you might think that Samuel ’Sammie’ Smith, Jr. is a professional athlete. His six-foot-five physique looks more suited for cracking skulls on the gridiron than cracking eggs on a mixing bowl. The Atlanta-native and Le Cordon Bleu graduate is more than happy to defy your expectations. READ MORE

The best cheesecake in Georgia is not too far from Atlanta, according to a recent ranking from Lovefood.com. The London-based food guide website compiled a list of the spots where U.S. residents can score the best cheesecakes around the nation. In Georgia, that title went to East Point’s Sammy Cheezecake. READ MORE

With the towering six-foot-five frame of a basketball starter, Samuel Smith Jr. is an unlikely craftsman of delicate baked goods. Yet his fluffy cakes and toothsome cheesecakes have attracted clients like Georgia Power, Home Depot, Morehouse College, and Cox Communications. How did they find him? They didn’t. He found them. READ MORE