Grilled Cheese Goodness

Last night, my coworker mentioned that she and her husband would be heading to downtown for the Grilled Cheese Invitational. We had no idea this was going on this weekend, but since we had a free afternoon we gladly joined them. I can't remember the last time I ate a grilled cheese sandwich. The dairy stuff tends to not sit well with my digestive system, but indulging for one day at the festival was well worth the risk!


The invitational was held at the Los Angeles Center Studios, a spot located on the west end of downtown with plenty of space for the festivities.


We didn't hesitate to run to the Tillamook booth for free samples of the grilled stuff.

Cheese brought on the thirst and it was a warm day, so we continued on to find some dranks.


Besides the several rounds of grilled cheese competitions, they also hosted a costume contest. Check out the block of cheese and grater. hah!


They also brought in local chefs for some head-to-head gourmet sandwich grilling. I was happy to see Ricardo Zarate participating! He's the chef of Mo-Chica (which I blogged about here). Aaaand did you know that he's opening a new restaurant in west LA in May?! Yeah, I didn't know either until today. Going on the list fo sho. Anyway, his lamb grilled cheese à la Peruano was so good.


We made our rounds, making sure to properly stuff our faces.

mmmm...Nutella+blueberry grilled cream cheese

We emerged from the festival bloated and sunburned, but content as can be.

The Grilled Cheese Invitational was good times. Time to mark it on my calendar for next year!