More O-spiration

I swear I don’t do everything just because Oprah recommends it – but you’ve got to admit the woman and her staffers often have great taste!

On the show yesterday, Oprah’s best friend Gayle King visited celebrity chef Govind Armstrong at his L.A. restaurant, Table 8. The reason? His grilled cheese with pulled shortrib sandwich, which evidently is to die for (the recipe is featured in his new book, “Small Bites, Big Nights: Seductive Little Plates for Intimate Occasions and Lavish Parties”). It got me thinking about grilled cheese…and how good that tastes with some tomato soup on a cold winter day. Granted, in San Diego we don’t get too many grilled-cheese-and-tomato-soup days. Still, I think I might give it a go this weekend no matter what the weather might be.

I didn’t catch the name of the cheese that Chef Armstrong mentioned he uses in the restaurant, but since I still have the asiago from the other day, I’ll probably incorporate that and maybe some fontina and cheddar. I’m also thinking about including some prosciutto and maybe some sundried tomato paste. Dare I pull out the pesto spread again?