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Archive for February, 2010

asparagus & lemon pepper vinaigrette grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • Asparagus A
  • Lemon Pepper Vinaigrette A
  • Dubliner Cheese A
  • Sourdough A

with rice & artichoke

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I Love Grilled Cheese: The Pop Shop

Posted by shane On February - 18 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

I have neglected the I Love Grilled Cheese series for too long and I apologize. I had wanted to turn I Love Grilled Cheese into a regular feature, but with all of the sandwiches I was creating and the changing of jobs, time just got away from me and the feature slowly died. I have had a reply from Connie from The Pop Shop sitting in my inbox for longer than I would like to admit. I just never made time to update the blog.

Not anymore. I believe the story goes that I was simply looking through either Twitter or my grilled cheese Google Alerts and noticed that there was a store in Collingswood, New Jersey, that serves 30 grilled cheese sandwiches. I knew at that point, I had to ask The Pop Shop a few questions for the blog. After a few emails back and forth, Connie responded with great answers and they are posted below. If you ever happen to be in Collingswood, New Jersey, please make sure to stop by. Tell them GrilledShane sent you!

P.S. Even Bobby Flay headed to The Pop Shop for a grilled cheese Throwdown. Nice. Being on an episode of Throwdown is one of my many dreams. Looks like The Pop Shop beat me to it! Maybe I will, one day, have to challenge The Pop Shop to our own version of a Throwdown! Read the rest of this entry »

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Sunday Dinners: A Valentine’s Day Grilled Cheese

Posted by shane On February - 17 - 20101 COMMENT

strawberry and orange vinaigrette grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • Strawberries A
  • Orange Vinaigrette A
  • Brie A
  • Ciabatta A

with homemade potato chips

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Jamie Oliver & A Mini-Rant About Fruit

Posted by shane On February - 15 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

The other day, on Twitter, I came across the following tweet:

“We’ve got to start teaching our kids about food in schools. Period.” Jamie Oliver’s TED talk: http://bit.ly/9JKz3I

Ever since then, I have been slowly working my way through Jamie Oliver’s speech (above). Sure, the video is only 20+ minutes long, but my “ADD” does kick in here and there. I highly suggest you watch Oliver’s speech as I believe that he is 100% correct in everything that he says. He has inspired me and I am looking into ways that I may assist in achieving his goals. Read the rest of this entry »

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crumbled tortilla chip and avocado grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • Tortilla Chips A
  • Avocado B+
  • Lemon A
  • Fontina Fontal A
  • Crusty Italian A

with baked potato

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Staging: Learning the Food Industry From the Inside

Posted by shane On February - 11 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

As I have been writing recently, I am now knee deep into the restaurant industry after leaving my webmaster position. Right now, that simply means me working full-time at the Cafe @ Nordstrom. I am trying to learn as much as I can there as well as gain outside perspectives within the food industry. Last night was my first attempt to truly see a different restaurant from the inside out instead of the outside in. Read the rest of this entry »

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macheesmo’s tapenade grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • Roasted Garlic & Sun-Dried Tomato [Olive] Tapenade B+
  • Swiss Cheese A-
  • Vienna Italian A-

with vegetables

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