Thursday, April 18, 2013

SF Grilled Cheese for National Grilled Cheese Month!

There's something magical about a perfectly grilled cheese sandwich that can instantly whisk even the most curmudgeonly of eaters back to his or her childhood. 


But at the same time, when a restaurant puts a grilled cheese on the menu, it can't help but conjure the question, "Why should I shell out my hard-earned cash for something I could make at home when I was five?"


This Friday is National Grilled Cheese Day, and we're using the opportunity to answer that most curmudgeonly of questions by pointing you, the hungry members of the lactose-loving public, to the best restaurants in San Francisco for grilled cheese.


Enjoy, and head down to the American Grilled Cheese Kitchen between 5 and 7 p.m. for free classic grilled cheese sandwiches (while supplies last) or visit The Melt's website to register for one of the 10,000 free sandwiches the company is giving away:




American Grilled Cheese Kitchen
Brussells Sprouts on grilled cheese? Well, if they're deep fried on a sandwich that also comes loaded with smoked mozzarella and applewood smoked bacon, then yes please!




 Sauce
HuffPostSF Associate Editor Robin Wilkey called Sauce's tomato bisque with white truffle grilled cheese toast sticks "my favorite in the entire universe."




 The Melt:  gourmet food truck
SF-based grilled cheese start-up The Melt's Mac Daddy mixes one ultimate comfort food with another to make the Cadillac of comfort food.




Tartine Bakery
Tartine Bakery's grilled cheese paninis with Humbolt Fog goat cheese are nothing short of legendary.




 Mission Cheese
This sandwich from Mission Cheese comes packed with Landaff cheese, onion jam, roasted leeks, spring onions and (optional) pancetta.




 Outerlands
Some people attest that the grilled cheese at this Outer Sunset hotspot is the best in the city.




How to make a gourmet Artisanal Grilled Cheese