The best cheesecake i have ever had and made is by CI and is in their june 2006 issue i believe.
It requires no water bath, and is the best version of a new york cheesecake that I have ever come across. A true new york cheesecake has a nut brown crust on top, which cannot be achieved with a water bath. the center is cool and creamy which moves to satin, velvet, and suede toward the outer edges of the cake. It is divine and requires no topping whatsoever!

Roxanne