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“It is a rendition of an old favorite, a baked Alaska,” Muehl says.

Each course is practically a feast unto itself: vol-au-vent, roasted veal loin, poached turbot, baked Alaska — and that’s just the first half-hour.

Caroline and I have been talking about doing a baked Alaska piece of some sort.

The appearance of a candle signals the arrival of baked Alaska, splashed with rum and ignited at the table.

The appearance of a candle signals the imminent arrival of baked Alaska, shaped like a beehive, constructed with ginger cake and cranberry ice cream, and splashed with rum ahead of the light show.