Cheese Festival’s 2011 Grilled Cheese Winner Announced
Bonus: a super creepy picture.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on May 11, 2011 at 08:46AM
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From this morning’s press release pile: Jason Ramos, creator of the Fromage Blanc sandwich, has won this year’s grilled cheese contest with a recipe that includes three cheeses, leeks, and a lot of brand names.
The Seattle Cheese Festival takes place May 14 and 15 at Pike Place Market and is free.
Here’s the winning recipe, copied verbatim from a press release. (I’m totally getting a Pulitzer for this one.)
Fromage Blanc Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Serves 1
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp. Mt. Townsend’s fromage blanc
1 ½ oz Grande Fresh Mozzarella
1 oz Sliced Emmi Gruyere
1 Tbsp. sauteed leeks
2 Slices Macrina batard
Unsalted butter
For the leeks:
Slice one leek thinly and saute it over medium-high heat with one ounce of butter. Add a bit of salt. Saute until slightly browned. Set aside.
On medium heat, heat your pan (or griddle). Assemble the sandwich: bread-mozzarella–fromage blanc–gruyere-leeks-bread. Rub a stick of butter on the pan and place the sandwich down—swirling it around to get all the butter on the bread. Flip and repeat with the butter/swirl technique. Now that both sides are buttered, brown evenly and slowly on each side. Flipping repeatedly. Don’t rush it. Your patience will be rewarded…
Tags: Cheese, Pike Place Market, Food Events and Festivals, Festivals
I had the pleasure of eating this grilled cheese sandwich while visiting Seattle during the Cheese Festival. It is without a doubt…the best grilled cheese on the planet. Today I spent time running around town trying to buy the ingredients to make one. Found everything except for the bread. Please let me know where I can purchase it! Thanks.
Donna: Fun project. The bread is from a local bakery here in Seattle called Macrina. If you live in Western Washington, I’d suggest calling the SoDo location of Macrina to learn if the breads are distributed in your area.
Alternatively, you can always buy the Macrina baking book and make your own!
http://www.macrinabakery.com/about/merchandise/index.html