EXHIBIT 10.5 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into this 14th day of August, 1997, between CHEESECAKE CORPORATION OF AMERICA (the "Company") and MICHAEL A. NAHKUNST (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, the Board of...Employment Agreement • March 30th, 1998 • Cheesecake Factory Incorporated • Retail-eating places • California
