From Alie and Georgie, the ladies who brought you The McNuggetini and The Ham Daiquiri, comes The Bloody Bacon and Cheese, a cocktail that combines "the comfort of condensed tomato soup with the warmth of hard alcohol." Condensed tomato soup flavored with garlic salt, pepper, and horseradish is mixed with sun dried tomato-infused vodka and presented in a glass rimmed with tomato soup-bound fried bacon bits. And don't forget about the final garnish: grilled cheese sandwich wedges. Watch the video after the jump.... More

In the latest episode of VendrTV, a visit to the Grilled Cheese Grill in Portland, Oregon, is as much about the Airstream trailer–based sandwich vendor as it is about the city's street-food scene in general. Host Dan Delaney talks to Food Carts Portland's Brett Burmeister as they sample sandwiches, including the "Cheesus" (pictured, bottom left), the grill's version of the Hamburger Fatty Melt. Watch, after the jump.... More

There is plenty of room for interpretation when it comes to this classic comfort-food dish. Some folks like to add prosciutto, but would that technically be a ham and cheese sandwich that's been grilled? Purists argue that grilled cheese should have just cheese, and that's that. Where do you stand? More

Grilled cheese, American style. It’s always a fun trick to throw a hunk of halloumi on a fiery grill. Inevitably people who’ve never heard of the stuff start to freak out, wondering why you’re about to ruin a ball of perfectly good cheese by melting it into the hot coals below. Hell, I’ve had people actually pull a chunk off the grill with their bare hands with the same effort they’d reserve for rescuing a drowning person. The cool thing about halloumi is it softens and the milk fats caramelize resulting in some awesome smoky sweet curd. The density and construction of the cheese is such that it never actually turns in to a bubbly disintegrating mass. There are... More

It's not always clear who decides these things, but April is National Grilled Cheese Month, so let's get our goo on. All month, Pithy and Cleaver will feature grilled cheese recipes (they started with the tomato soup classic, except the soup is in the sandwich!). The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board also has some ideas. For the plastic-looking cheese fans, Kraft Foods launched a site where people can submit 50-word testimonials to Kraft Singles for a chance to win freebie coupons. On April 25, there's a Grilled Cheese Invitational happening in Los Angeles (the seventh annual, mind you). New categories this year include: the Missionary Position (standard bread, cheese, and butter with nothing fancy); the Kama Sutra (any kind of... More

The winning "Honey Pot" sandwich. Photograph by Stephanie Im from Lick My Spoon. The results of the 2nd Annual NorCal Regional Grilled Cheese Invitational are in! Unfortunately there aren't detailed descriptions of the winning sandwiches, but Bay Area Bites reports that the winning "Honey Pot" sandwich (a dessert sandwich made with any combination of bread, cheese, and additional ingredients) by Laura Wiles and Katherine Scherbel was made of "a round honey bun, fried in fragrant coconut oil, and filled with a nutty mixture of pistachio, orange zest, and cinnamon, ricotta and mozzarella cheese, and drizzled with chocolate sauce." SFoodie has more photos and commentary. More Grilled Cheese Invitationals are coming up in Austin (March 15) and Los Angeles (April 25).... More

"DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GRILLED CHEESE CHAMPION?" Then register for the 2nd Annual NorCal Regional Grilled Cheese Invitational taking place next Saturday, February 21, in San Francisco and compete for cheese glory! 1st, 2nd. and 3rd place prizes will be awarded in three categories: The Missionary Position: Standard bread, standard butter and standard cheese. No additional ingredients or flavorings allowed. The Kama Sutra: Any kind of bread, any kind of butter, and any kind of cheese (or blend of cheeses) plus additional ingredients. The Honey Pot: Any kind of bread, any kind of butter, any kind of cheese (or blend of cheeses), and any additional ingredients, but a sandwich that is sweet in flavor, or... More

On Tuesdays, Jamie Forrest of Curdnerds.com drops by with Serious Cheese. Here, pairing cheese with apples, which are just now hitting the peak of deliciousness. You know it's autumn in the Northeast when your lips begin to chap, when organic grapes are reasonably priced, and when crisp, juicy, sweet-tart apples hit farmers' markets. Autumn is also a great season for cheese: aged wheels made with the sweet, grassy milk of summertime are just now coming into their own. Indeed, I've always been a big fan of pairing cheese with apples (and apple cider), and so every September my mind begins to think about new and interesting ways to put them together. First off, you want to start with a great... More

Don't ask me why, but April is National Grilled Cheese Month, and to celebrate, the Food Network ran Bobby Flay's exciting Grilled Cheese Throwdown this past weekend. Flay took on New Jersey's own Pop Shop in a sandwich battle for the ages. More

Yesterday someone posted on Ask Metafilter wanting to know what cheese combination makes for the best grilled cheese sandwich? 63 responses so far, and all of them sound delicious.... More