LIMONCELLO CHEESECAKE

Ingredients

Filling

16 oz. cream cheese

¾ cup sugar

1 vanilla bean

3 eggs

1 yolk

3 Tbsp. sour cream

2 oz. limoncello

Zest of 1 lemon

Graham Cracker Crumb Crust

1–1 ½ cup graham cracker crumb

�⁄� cup sugar

6 Tbsp. melted butter

Instructions

In a stand mixer bowl, add cream cheese and sugar and whip until combined. Scrape your bowl and add one vanilla bean, eggs and the yolk. Stir until just combined. Add remaining filling ingredients. Combine graham cracker crumb crust ingredients and press them into the bottom of your dish.

Pour filling over prepared graham cracker crumb and bake at 300° for 30 minutes. Let set in the fridge until completely cool.

The dish can be made individually or the pie size of your choice with preferred topping.

BY CARRIE HAVRANEK | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALISON CONKLIN

I’ve been driving past Wanderlust in Forks Township for the past year, witnessing the lot teeming with cars and the quippy messages on the digital display. From the road, it’s nearly impossible to see anything of this establishment, because it’s obscured behind a fairly low-slung but sprawling building that had been vacant for a bit. Every time I passed, I kept asking myself, what is going on here? Are people of Easton and Forks that starved for something awesome?

When I heard the announcement on social media that Jeremy Bialker, the long-running chef and general manager at Two Rivers Brewing Company, had taken the managerial helm at Wanderlust, I knew I should have been paying much closer attention.

And so, the answer to both of those questions is a resounding yes, but there’s a lot more going on than what meets the eye as you drive by.

Wanderlust Beer Garden is a one-of-a-kind establishment in the Lehigh Valley. First, it’s entirely outdoors (there are indoor bathrooms, don’t worry) and therefore seasonal, operating from April to November, weather permitting. Secondly, it’s styled like a beer garden and isn’t a brewery; that’s important to clarify. Thirdly, it caters to adults, children and dogs in equal and enthusiastic measure. (Note the abundance of beer taps, playground equipment and dog bowls.)

Imagine an enclosed but sprawling playground chock-full with upcycled infrastructure that contains the following: an Airstream from Florida transformed into a bar, an old truck hollowed out to become a bandstand, beer garden tables imported from Germany, a barn-like structure for indoor events (think parties and small wedding receptions), fire pits, goofy signs and plenty of creative nooks with lots of whimsical surprises.

To say it’s unique is a bit of an understatement.

“It’s like nowhere else I’ve ever worked in my entire career,” says Bialker.

There are many reasons for that. Wanderlust operates a perpetually parked, baby-blue food truck inside its gates, and the grounds are extensive, admittedly netting Bialker upwards of 20,000 steps on any given Saturday. Once the doors are open, they’re open. And Wanderlust doesn’t take reservations, because it’s basically like eating and hanging out in an enclosed park, or a very large backyard, albeit one with live music and pickup trucks converted into booths. “You can’t ever say we have no seats,” says Bialker.

So how does it work, exactly? You show up and can do any number of things. Order food