Grilled Cheese Invitational

     

     April 12 is National Grilled Cheese Day.  And to celebrate that event at the Los Angeles Center Studios the 12th and final Grilled Cheese Invitational competition will be held.  Created by Tim Walker in 2003 it began as a friendly competition between friends and over the years has grown to become the largest grilled cheese cooking contest in the country.  It has grown into a national movement dedicated to perfecting the art of grilled cheese.

     This year 150 amateur and 50 professional chefs will compete for prizes in 4 categories:

Love, American Style, The Missionary Position, Kama Sutra, and Honey Pot.  To the uninitiated that translates into: White Bread, Butter & Orange Cheese, Any Bread & Any Cheese, Savory Grilled Cheese with additional ingredients (but with 60% cheese), and Sweet Dessert.  Entries will be judged on presentation, taste, Wessonality (style), and SPAZ (the weird factor).

     It is billed as 

A Grilled Cheese Sammich cooking competition

You cook.  The judges vote.  Everybody wins!

     The 2013 overall championship trophy went to Lucky McNulty with his entry that he named the Recumbent Vicar, a 7 cheese wonder.  It's a pretty cheesy event, but someone has to win.