Cava’s baked Alaska looks old school, with its beautifully torched meringue dome, but things get interesting once you crack the golden crust: one half is filled with airy lemon semifreddo, the other with a pistachio ice cream so nutty it’s more savoury than sweet. $11. 1560 Yonge St., 416-979-9918.
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