There was a time -- when I was a kid -- that I hated cheesecake. And I think I hated it either without tasting it at all or maybe tasting it once and not liking it. I guess it was just that my taste buds weren't fully mature yet (if such a thing happens) and I thought "cheese? In cake? Gah!" But I love it now, to the point I can't have just once slice, I'll eat it until I get that "so good I'm getting sick" feeling.
Today is National Cheesecake Day. Here's a ton of recipes from RecipeGal, including 3 Step Cheesecake, 7-Up Lemon Cheesecake with Strawberry Glaze, Carrot 'N Raisin Cheesecake, Chocolate Cheesecake, and Orange Chip Cheesecake (you might have to refresh some of those pages to make the recipes appear).
If you don't want to make one, why not order one from Eli's (Oprah loves them) or The Cheesecake Factory?
It has long been suggested that the oversized portions offered to diners at many restaurants are responsible for the expanding waistlines of Americans. Now, the health/lifestyle watchdog group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is implying that "table-service chain restaurants," such as The Cheesecake Factory, T.G.I. Fridays and Ruby Tuesday, are cramming their dishes full of fattening, unhealthy ingredients on purpose, 
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