Article: Cheesecake maker joins specialty bakeries.

Byline: Barnet D . Wolf

Jun. 13--Just a few years ago, the idea of running a cheesecake store in Ohio was a long way from Dave Kilpatrick's radar screen.

Back then, he was a bluecollar worker at one of New Jersey's many chemical companies.

Funny how things change.

Kilpatrick moved to central Ohio when his wife -- now exwife -- decided to attend veterinary school at Ohio State University. It was then that he decided to start the Columbus Cheesecake Co.

"I make great-tasting cheesecake," he said unabashedly of his New York-style product. "No one here makes anything like it."

Kilpatrick, 42, whose store is in a shopping ...

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