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• Lady M Cake Boutique

  41 E. 78th St., 212-452-2222

  Just as we’d begun to fear that the classic New York cheesecake had gone the sad, supersize way of the classic New York bagel, along comes Lady M. Her �New York�style� version with a chocolate-cookie crust is miles ahead of Junior’s for freshness and sweet-tangy flavor, but the smooth gâteau nuage (that’s �cloud cake� to freedom fryers) is even better�a lighter, smoother take with a sour-cream glaze and graham-cracker crust that, like the name implies, practically floats down the gullet.

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