Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

October 14, 2009

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		0-20574		51-0340466
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

26901 Malibu Hills Road

Calabasas Hills, California 91301

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(818) 871-3000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

In a press release dated October 14, 2009, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the “Company”) announced it will release third quarter fiscal 2009 financial results after the market close on Thursday, October 22, 2009. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results the same day at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, which will be broadcast live over the Internet.

To listen to the conference call, participants should go to the Company’s website at thecheesecakefactory.com at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register and download any necessary audio software. Click on the “Investors” link on the home page, and select the link for the “Q3 Fiscal 2009 Earnings Conference Call” at the top of the page. An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call and continue through November 22, 2009.

The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated October 14, 2009 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory to Webcast Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Earnings Conference Call on October 22, 2009”

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 14, 2009	THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED


	By:	/s/W. Douglas Benn
		W. Douglas Benn
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press release dated October 14, 2009 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory to Webcast Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Earnings Conference Call on October 22, 2009”