Today, we all celebrate melted cheese being sandwiched between two slices of bread—three, if you're into triple-deckers. It's National Grilled Cheese day, and we're going to celebrate 'til our lactose level gets dangerously high. If you're observing this importantly delicious holiday, here are some spots we suggest you hit up—from the fancy to the classic diner 'wich: more ›

At press time, we are pretty certain that no New York City establishment has created and sold a Grilled Cheese Doughnut, and yet we still seem to think we are the center of the universe. Over in Cincinnati, however, a little place called Tom + Chee has received national attention for the creation, which consists of a glazed doughnut split down the middle, and grilled in butter (cut side down) with some American cheese. What's more: it only costs 3 bucks ($4 if you want to add a fancier cheese, like Brie). more ›

Denny's has decided to update its $2 $4 $6 $8 menu (which includes $2 biscuits and gravy) with this "fried cheese melt"—four mozzarella sticks intimately caressed inside an oozing grilled cheese sandwich. We haven't seen anything this transcendent since we caught that double rainbow over a Luther Burger. We immediately decided we needed to get our hands on one, and luckily the closest Denny's is just 30 miles away in Avenel, NJ, and a leisurely one mile walk from the closest New Jersey Transit station! more ›

At the risk of turning this into a cheese sandwich blog, we pose the following question: What do you get when you take a grilled cheese, arguably the Platonic form of childhood comfort food, and let Anne Saxelby put her spin on it? A decidedly grown-up version known as the Grayson and B&B's Grilled Cheese. As soon as we heard about this new sandwich, Gothamist sped down to the Saxelby Cheesemongers. more ›

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May 3: Cheezapolooza III: Naked vs Cooked more ›

Spring is when we get busy here in the Ist-A-Verse. Very busy. But, after staying bundled-up indoors all winter, it's nice for us to be out, about, and collecting things to write about for you. Here's a glimpse at what's been keeping your favorite citybloggers busily away from home and out of bed. more ›

With 2006 coming to a close, there's a lot to look forward to in the new year. Some expected highlights: more ›

It's old-fashioned meetup versus high-middlebrow-concept at UN Plaza! The Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza is suing the Parks Department over the agency's selection of New York Milkshake to replace the Patio Cafe. The Friends of DHP say the Parks Department violated procurement procedures by allowing the NY Milkshake to open up this summer. Even though economics sounds like part of the reasoning, as NYM offered $18,000 more in licensing fees than the Patio Cafe, the FDHP point to the closed St. Mark's Place NY Milkshake location and wonder if it can generate enough revenue. NY Milkshake says they are planning on opening other locations. Owner Scott Marcus said to the NY Times, "All I want to do is sell milkshakes and grilled cheese. What this has turned into blows me away." more ›

DCist is screwed in the event of an oil crisis. Not that we're not all screwed in the event of an oil crisis, just D.C. is more screwed. Don't sell your car yet, District resident, a cabbie can kick you to the curb if he doesn't like your address. Not even Metro can save you now. more ›

First Grilled Cheese left Ludlow Street, and now BroomeDoggs is leaving Broome Street. The little block between Ludlow and Orchard has recently had a storefront facelift...with little shops opening in places where nothing was before. We thought for sure the overpriced Bakery next to this place would close first, looks like we were wrong. more ›

- Check out the on-the-scene photographs of the grilled cheese sandwich eating contest from yesterday in Times Square more ›

Grilled Cheese opened its doors there in June of 2000. On their site the GC team has left this note: more ›

• Imported.Three-hundred times! For all of you living in places with only a hot plate but still paying $1000, that's a lot of grilled-cheese! And lactarded friends, have no fear-- we bet these would be great for making all sorts of gooey paninnis. For instance: warm peanut-butter and banana sandwiches! Order today-- only $6 bucks!
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Yesterday, Jason Kottke posted what he felt is necessary to the perfect sandwich. After going back to the sandwich's humble beginings, he states:

The keys to a good sandwich are the three Bs: bread, balance, and...ok, there's only two Bs, but they're important. Aside from the main ingredient (turkey, tuna, chicken salad, etc.), the bread has the power to make or break a sandwich. The first thing you taste when you take a bite is the bread, so it had better be good and it had better be fresh. more ›

Meg has created what she claims to be the "falliest yummiest sandwich." Check out her recipe: more ›

A while back, there was some talk about places one can find a decent meal in the city for under $10. That got us thinking -- $10 isn't that tough, but what about $5? And the same rules apply -- "no fast-food chains, no coffee shops and no slices." Our first thought was Fried Dumpling -- at $1 for 5 dumplings, you could literally gorge yourself for $5. Our second thought was any of the various banh mi places in Chinatown, like Viet-Nam Banh Mi So 1, where every sandwich on the menu is less than $5. Other options include the delectable falafel from Rainbow Falafel & Shwarma ($3.50 plus tax); $2 tacos at Zaragoza (two tacos are quite filling); or you could order very carefully at Grilled Cheese NYC, but who wants to worry about going over budget? The $3.75 lunch special at 38th Street Restaurant and Bakery also fits the bill. Admittedly, 25 fried pork dumplings may cause some gastric distress, but the other options are a bit more well-rounded. What are your suggestions for a cheap, fairly decent meal for less than five bucks? more ›

Gothamist had dinner plans with a friend recently, and when we met up, he mentioned that he was feeling somewhat under the weather and could really go for some comfort food. We performed a quick mental scan: Lower East Side. . . comfort food . . . Ludlow Street . . . Bingo! We headed over to Grilled Cheese NYC. We had been there ages ago, but since our last visit, they had added sit-down table service, where previously it had been more of a counter-type operation. more ›

Brooklyn's Southpaw hosted a great evening of comedy on behalf of Concerts For Change Weds. night. Gothamist is crazy about Stella, the comedy trio comprised of Michael Ian Black (yeah, from Ed and I Love The Eighties),and the creators of Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Showalter and David Wain. It used to be that you could see these guys play tiny rooms like The Fez on an ongoing basis. Now their busy schedules don't have them getting around near as much, so we were really happy to get to see them perform. more ›