Grilled Cheese Martini: Yea or Nay?


Updated 08/16/11 10:25 AM · Posted by · 7 comments

Grilled Cheese Martinis

Nobody doesn't like grilled cheese — but how about a grilled cheese martini? Between the Bread investigates. I love sandwiches and cocktails — often together. But I've never eaten a grilled cheese and thought, "you know what would be good with this? A martini." Apparently, that comfort food and booze combo makes sense at Beecher's. The Seattle cheese emporium, which recently opened in NYC, Read more

Previewing the Melt!


Updated 07/11/11 9:08 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

The Melt's Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Grilled cheese sandwiches are incredibly hot right now, so it's no surprise that one entrepreneur is launching a fast-casual restaurant based around the nostalgic sandwich. Jonathan Kaplan, the creator of the Flip camera, will debut his new eatery, The Melt, later this Summer. The Melt will offer diners grilled cheese sandwiches and soup pairings, made with farm-fresh and all-natural Read more

How to Make a Grilled Mac and Cheese Sandwich


Updated 06/10/11 11:16 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Grilled Macaroni and Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Grilled cheese sandwiches are so hot right now! There are cookbooks devoted to them, contests that feature them, and food trucks that drive around making them. There are also restaurants that have entire grilled cheese menus! Last night I went to San Francisco's first grilled cheese eatery, The America Grilled Cheese Kitchen, for a demonstration hosted by Tillamook cheese. The event was a Read more

5 Very (Grilled) Cheesy Sandwich Spots


Updated 06/03/11 1:30 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Grilled Cheese Restaurants

Grilled cheese sandwiches are one of our all-time favorite foods and it looks like OnSugar blogger Nancy, of Between the Bread, loves them too. Here, she shares her favorite spots for enjoying a scrumptious grilled cheese. Grilled cheese sandwiches are one of the great American comfort foods: almost all of us have memories of someone we love grilling up cheese sammies with care. Not surprisingly, Read more

Close Out National Grilled Cheese Month With These Favorites


Updated 04/28/11 4:30 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Best Grilled Cheese Recipes

Can you believe April's over in a mere two days? The month has flown by so fast! Chalk it up to March Madness, Easter, Passover, and all that royal wedding craziness. Oh, and let's not forget: it's also National Grilled Cheese Month. We've been eating these gooey, melted sandwiches all April, but we're sure to end this month on a high note with a few of our favorite all-time grilled cheese Read more

Getting Figgy With Ham and Cheese Sandwiches


Updated 02/08/12 10:50 AM · Posted by partysugar · 1 comment

Fresh Fig Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Since figs are in season, I've been looking for delicious savory ways to use them. They're delectable as an appetizer and scrumptious on a pizza, but did you know that they're also absolutely divine in a sandwich? Give this grilled ham and cheese sandwich a try and you'll realize how amazing fresh figs are. It's a simple recipe with a rewarding result that's elegant enough for entertaining. Pair Read more

We Chat With the Winner of the Grilled Cheese Invitational!


Updated 05/03/11 9:14 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Winner of the American-Style Grilled Cheese Invitational Speaks About Sandwich

Last weekend, thousands of people and two hundred competitors gathered in downtown Los Angeles for the 2nd 8th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational. The event has four categories and both amateurs and professionals, like our friends at the Grilled Cheese Truck, can compete to make the best grilled cheese sandwich ever. The amateur winner of the American-style category is Ryan Bentz. Ryan created Read more

Egg in a Nest, Meet the Grilled Cheese


Updated 02/14/12 11:23 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Fried Egg Grilled Cheese Sandwich

The grilled cheese sandwich is one of life's simplest pleasures, while an egg in a nest is a deliciously nostalgic breakfast. What happens when the two come together? You get one spectacular sandwich! Although this recipe is a little more complex then making the two dishes separately, it's worth the effort. It has you discard the center portion of the bread, but I decided to make a mini sandwich Read more

Melted Deliciousness Coming Your Way!


Updated 03/28/11 8:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Three-Cheese Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

What's better than a plain grilled cheese sandwich? A grilled cheese sandwich with three kinds of cheese and caramelized pears and onions! This amazing recipe is another one from the book I'm currently obsessed with, Grilled Cheese Please! The thing that makes this sandwich so special is the butter: it's mixed with blue cheese before being slathered on the outside of the bread. I've made it Read more

Let's Dish: What's the Best Grilled Cheese You Ever Ate?


Updated 04/07/11 6:42 PM · Posted by · 12 comments

The Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich You Ever Ate

In case you haven't noticed, we've gone grilled cheese crazy! We're celebrating National Grilled Cheese month by sharing our favorite recipes, and now I want to hear all about the best grilled cheese sandwich you've ever ate. Channel your inner Giada de Laurentiis from the Food Network series, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, and tell me what made the sandwich memorable. I'll start: the best grilled Read more