Who has the best cheesecake in Kansas City?

One of my co-workers at The Pitch has been wary of cheesecake since childhood: “Someone offered me a piece of cheesecake when I was little and I thought, Why would anyone put cheese into a cake?”

I had the same reaction at probably the same age. But a friend of my father’s owned the neighborhood delicatessen, and they both kept cajoling me to try the cheesecake. “It’s made with cream cheese,” my father said, “not cheddar or Swiss.” I was finally persuaded to taste it when Mr. Hochman poured something even more alluring on top of the creamy white pastry — red cherry sauce.

It was delicious!