Confession: I’m a late convert to cheesecake. Call it personal growth or the evolution of my palate, but what I once thought of as a cloyingly rich chunk of sweetened cream cheese disguised as a slice ...

I’m a cheesecake snob and, in my mind, you can measure an eatery by the quality of their cheesecake. A definite “no-no” is the no-bake refrigerator version. When I see a baked cheesecake on a menu, my ...