The day has come – our celebration of National Grilled Cheese Month must draw to a close. We’ve had a great cheesy run this year with some great new sandwich recipes and interviews with a few of my favorite cheese experts. But before we bid farewell to grilled cheese for a while (at least a week), I have one last topic to cover…
…The Grilled Cheese Invitational! You may remember when I judged the event last year – over-cheesing aside, I was eager to return again this past weekend at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Even the weather was toasty – I downed six bottles of water throughout the afternoon! – but I had an incredible time nonetheless witnessing (and tasting!) the profuse amount of grilled cheese creativity among the amateur and professional competitors. The event is a little quirky, very cheesy and a ton of fun.
And that’s it for Grilled Cheese Month! You can look forward to some tasty (but perhaps not-so-cheesy) grilling in May. 🙂
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I’m not able to tolerate Annatto – a natural food dye, often used in yellow cheeses, and many Hispanic dishes (Chorizo, Adobo sauce). So I’m VERY grateful that Cabot makes undyed cheese!
Super fun! Who knew so many creations with grilled cheese. All your recipes this month making me hungry and so gourmet. Love it.
What a fun event, Kathy! Thanks for taking us along through your photos! Looks like everything was absolutely delish!
I REALLY wanted to go to this event, but couldn’t because of a work event, but WOW, loved the entire recap and the whole Grilled Cheese month! What an honor to be a judge 🙂
Holy Moses, grilled cheese smothered in cheese topped with a cheese crisp and dipped in cheese? I feel like I’m going crazy having just typed that! What a FUN post! Glad you got to go, and thanks for sharing with the rest of us.