While in New York

Finally made it to ChikaLicious, a  three-course dessert joint in the East Village that I have been wanting to try.  We  had the  dessert  before going to  dinner which I think was a good decision.  There are three courses,  you choose one and the other two are chef's choice.   She is three feet away from you the entire time so you see everything as its  made.  You also have the opportunity to ask questions if you so desire.  My most favorite was the cheesecake, which was unlike any other cheesecake  I've had before.  

"The specialty at this popular, ingeniously realized niche restaurant is dessert and dessert only. Most of the action takes place behind the bar, where the pastry chef and co-owner, Chika Tillman, and her assistants whip up their creations—sorbet floating in sparkling wine, melting wheels of fromage blanc “cheesecake” on great blocks of ice—with the diligent intensity of world-class sushi chefs.  On weekend nights, the line can snake out the door and down the block". — Adam Platt -NYTimes

The best seats in the house are at the bar, where you get to watch Chika, one of the owners and the dessert master, prepare your plates with such grace and precision.

I forgot what this was but it was good. It was intensely flavorful and the two flavors together just exploded in your mouth

Fromage Blanc Island "Cheese Cake"

The sweet Potato Mousse Napoleon with Pecan Wafer and Orange-Cranberry Sorbet

They look like simple little cookies but everything was so deeply flavorful and soft and melt in your mouth delicious