It is, I should say, very easy to make. There’s no crust, it’s just a wodge of tangy cheesecake that, although burnt on top, is only barely set in the middle. The hard thing is learning to ...

Some of the easier dishes you can make are bread or simple roasted vegetables ... the intentionally burned Basque cheesecake ...

Burnt Basque cheesecake slices ($7.50-$8.50 each) at Temp & Time in Menlo Park. Photo by Adrienne Mitchel. Burnt Basque cheesecake slices ($7.50-$8.50 each) at Temp & Time in Menlo Park.

Back at home, I set about making a similar Basque-style cheesecake. I am used to keeping an eagle eye on progress, to ensure not a freckle of brown appears on my cheesecake's surface. It took six ...

But these aren’t just any cheesecakes, these are Joseph’s Basque baked cheesecakes ... Sprinkle on the cheesecake to serve.