Baked Alaska Day??

So apparently it's Baked Alaska Day. Who knew? And who really wants ice cream in the middle of this cold snap, anyways? I guess that's the point of the baked part. There was some discussion recently about ruebens, which I've also never had. A friend is coming to meet me for lunch, so perhaps I will try to steer us to a deli of some sort & see if I can get a rueben (how is that spelled?). I would try to get a Baked Alaska, too, but a) that doesn't really seem like a lunch sort of thing, and b) where on earth would I even get one? Do they make them to go? On a cone? Huh. So wish me luck in my reuben hunt. And on that theme - eat something new! Even if you think "I've hated that since I was a child" b/c maybe you'll turn out to actually like it, b/c really, have you even tried it since you were a young 'un? Whether it's something new or an old favorite WFL?