There's literally nothing in the world better than cheese. When you really think about it everything good comes with cheese on it: cheese pizza, mac n' cheese, grilled cheese, cheese burgers, cheesy burritos and sooo much more!
The sight of cheese makes everyone's mouth water! I was honestly looking through pictures of cheesy meals and I couldn't help but get super hungry for a huge plate of mac n' cheese even though it's only 9am..
There's a super exciting event happening here in Montreal starting this weekend that's going to satisfy all of our cheese cravings! It's an all cheese festival!
It's called the C'est Cheese Festival happening at Les Jardinieres for the next 3 Thursdays in a row starting tomorrow, September 28th, October 5th and October 12th!
It's going to feature all of our cheesy favourites including tons of creamy Mac n' Cheese, ooey gooey grilled cheese, and melty pizzas!
Not only will this event include all the cheesy goodness you're craving but it's also a game festival where you can challenge your friends to all the classics like giant Jenga, mini-put, video games, ping pong and more!
I am not too sure if you are all ready for this... I suggest making sure that you have a nice glass of water next to you because your mouth will literally be watering before, during, and after you read this! Montreal sure is known for their amazing poutines but let's be real... Their grilled cheeses are even better!
The list below includes restaurants that serve TO DIE FOR grilled cheeses! Their crispy, crunchy bread and delicious melted gooey cheese is absolutely amazing. Let's be honest... Who doesn't love a grilled cheese on a cold winter day whether it be for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. So, instead of stuffing up on poutines, get yourself a decadent classic, or gourmet, grilled cheese!
Laika is not your typical cafe. First, it turns into a night lounge and second it serves SPECTACULAR grilled cheeses. For $12 you can order grilled cheese de cheddar au porto, tapenade d’olives & noix. It may be their only grilled cheese option but it is honestly the only one they need since everyone loves it!
If you like to choose from a variety of grilled cheeses, then L’Gros Luxe is the place for you! They four different types of grilled cheeses on their menu! They've got you covered on classic and crazy grilled cheeses. So, if you want a traditional grilled cheese or a grilled cheese stuffed with poutine, then this is the place for you!
If you are looking for the PERFECT restaurant that literally specializes in grilled cheeses then you MUST check out MLT DWN! Not only does their name say it all, but their grilled cheeses speak for themselves. You can choose from a variety of classic grilled cheeses or funky ones like their rainbow Pride grilled cheese!
When you happen to be rushing around Old Montreal and need a quick bite to eat, then make a pit-stop at Olive et Gourmando! Not only can you expect fast service, but you are also guaranteed a delightful grilled cheese. You can stuff it with some breakfast meats and much more!
You might not expect to order a grilled cheese at a wine and bar restaurant but hey, there's a first for everything! At Pullman you can order a traditional yet gourmet grilled cheese! For $8 you can order a port-steeped cheddar grilled cheese that will make you enter food heaven.
If you can't make decisions then going to Chez Gargantua is going to be one hell of a roller coaster! They offer 8 different types of grilled cheese from classic to fungi and veggie! You can even get their BOSS grilled cheese that includes egg, cheddar, and asparagus.
Once again, with 8 different grilled cheeses on the menu, La Belle et La Boeuf is the place to be. You can order their lobster grilled cheese or their burger grilled cheese for an explosion in your mouth! Each of their grilled cheeses is honestly superb!
Since 1952, Pataterie Chez Philippe has been serving AMAZING grilled cheeses for only $2.40. If you ever happen to be in the Gay Village and are craving a classic grilled cheese then this is 100% the place for you! Not only get you get a simple grilled cheese, but you can also get a grilled cheese burger!
bohemian decor & live piano music, for breakfast & fine grilled cheeses.
This daytime cafe plays live piano music while you enjoy your fancy AF grilled cheese over some bohemian decor. Everyone loves their grilled cheeses that are served with a mini fruit bowl or salad! But what you have to try is their Debile Emmental. It comes with sun-dried tomatoes, asparagus, cheese and ham.
This little cafe in the plateau has amazing coffee, but they have even better grilled cheese, earning them their title of “grillcheeserie”. Both the Gruyere and Onion and the Bacon and Cheddar are absolute must haves that will make your heart melt cheesy goodness!
One of Montreal’s favorite food trucks, Le Cheese has perfected the grilled cheese dish. Their grilled cheeses are truly out of this world! Thankfully, Le Cheese opened a restaurant this past summer, so now you can get your cheese fill year round.
Naturally, since this dish is quite possibly the world's greatest invention, Montreal's L'Gros Luxe (3807 Rue Saint-André | Multiple locations) has been dedicating an entire month to the grilled cheese for the past couple of years. And this year is no different.
All the details have yet to be released, but considering L'Gros Lux is known for its seriously tasty dishes - like the poutine grilled cheese, for example - I, for one, cannot wait to see what they have in store.
Friends, I don't know if there's such a thing as the world's most perfect food, but if there was, it would totally be macaroni and cheese.
Not only does it feature pretty much the two best ingredients in the world - cheese and pasta, let's not kid ourselves - but it's also the perfect base. Although it's incredibly gooey and tasty on its own, you can dress up mac and cheese pretty much however you want and create something on a whole other level of complete awesome.
And even though we do have a lot of delicious mac and cheese options in Montreal, it's always amazing to have even more tasty choices. Enter Macbar Et Fromage.
Macbar Et Fromage (1345 Rue Ontario Est) specializes in one thing: macaroni and cheese. Their menu also features other delicious comfort food fare, like grilled cheeses (!), burgers, and pasta, but the star of the show here is clearly their mac and cheese dishes.
They offer about 11 different sorts of mac and cheese, including a classic dish, with Quebec cheddar cheese, their "Lisboa", with cheddar cheese, chorizo, red peppers, and caramelized onions.
True talk: Grilled cheese is life. It's hot, buttery, grilled, melty... basically, there's nothing bad about a grilled cheese. It's all pure, cheesy love.
And, when something's this good, it feels kind of insulting to not celebrate it in the best way Montreal knows how: By throwing it a festival. That's right, friends.
The second annual Grilled Cheese Festival will feature about 100 Quebec restaurants and takes place throughout Quebec this April 29 - May 8 2016. Which of course, includes a bunch of awesome eateries from Montreal.
Although the full list of all participating restaurants isn't out just yet,RestoMontreal has released this list of participating Montreal restaurants so far:
If you've fallen in love with this event (and it's okay to admit that you have), then don't forget to follow the Grilled Cheese Festival on Facebook, and check out their event page for updates.
You will thank God extra hard it's Friday this week because tonight is the food event/competition you've been waiting all your life for. Actually though, because we've all dreamed of being able to eat unlimited grilled cheese, and Le Cheese is giving you that chance with their first All-You-Can-Eat Grilled Cheese Competition.
All the cheesiness will go down at the Le Cheese Casse Croute resto in NDG (map) with everyone invited to partake in the eat-off. You will have to register (do so here) but whether you're planning on competing or just spectating in the grilled cheese throwdown, here's the basic breakdown of the event:
Time & Date: Friday, January 30th from 9pm to 12 am
Round One: Eat 20 grilled cheese as fast as you can scarf them down. Only three eaters will move on to the final round.
Break: 30 minutes to rest your jaws and belly and prepare for the final.
Final Round: Eat as many grilled cheeses as you can in one minute. Winner is crowned grilled cheese champion of Montreal.
Winning the title of GC-queen/king is truly incentive enough to enter the contest, but the grand prize will make sure you don't pass up the competition. First place winner gets an unlimited summer grilled cheese pass to Le Cheese, meaning you can get a free grilled cheese every single day of the city's greatest season, thus making it even better. Life will be perfect.
Get all the details and register for the event by heading to the official event listing here. Be prepared to get cheese'd people.
Each and every time you enjoy the heavenly gustatory pleasure of an ooey-gooy grilled cheese, you think to yourself: "God, I can eat these forever." Unfortunately, you always run out of cheese and bread before your stomach runs out of room, so you can never make that dream a reality. Next week, you can.
Next Thursday, January 29th, the true grilled cheese lovers will be separated from the basic GC bitches at the Le Cheese's first-ever All-You-Can-Eat Grilled Cheese Competition. Yes, you heard that right, a competition all based on eating grilled cheese. Let that sink in.
Both speed and constitution will be essential to winning this cheesy competition, which is seperated into 2 rounds. The first is all about how fast you can eat 20 grilled cheeses (softies can tap out) and the 3 fastest will move on to the one minute lightning round, after a 30 minute break.
Eating all polite-like will not help you win this grilled cheese battle, so scarf 'em down any way you like. There may not even be time to dip your grilled cheese in ketchup.
Le Cheese Casse Croute (map) will be the stadium for this food event/city-wide cheese duel. An entrance fee is required for participants, but even aside from the prizes, the chance to be crowned grilled cheese champion of Montreal is worth any price at all.
Oh, and lets not forget the 1st place prize: a Grilled Cheese Summer Pass to Le Cheese truck. Eat all the grilled cheese you can so you can eat grilled cheese all summer long for free. Such a beautiful cycle.
The Le Cheese All-You-Can-Eat Grilled CheeseCompetition is going to get super cheesy on Thursday, January 29th from 9pm to midnight. Get all the details by heading to the official event listing here.
It is mothertrucking cold outside, oh, and icy, if you haven't noticed. On days like today, nothing can beat the subzero blues, not even food. Hot chocolate barely warms you, bowls of soup don't fill your frigid belly, and even the most comforting of dishes can't lift your spirit to higher temperatures. So instead of one comfort food, fuse two to get the job done and make the Fried Chicken & Waffle Grilled Cheese by TasteSpotting.
Where one food fails, two will surely get the job done, because the double-blast of tastiness will light your mouth up with flavour. Let's not forget to mention how the gooey cheese and grilled exterior will be certain to elevate your body temperature with unadulterated good feels, and actual warmth, of course.
A pretty simple piece of culinary genius to create, the Fried Chicken & Waffle Grilled Cheese comes together pretty quickly, as long as you have the ingredients on-hand. Just slap some cheese and fried chicken between two waffles and get grilling. If you ever have leftoever fried chicken and waffles from brunch, this is pretty much what you need to make for yourself for lunch/dinner.
Feast your eyes on the Fried Chicken & Waffle Grilled Cheese below, and check out the full recipe here.
Every once in while, when you think that classics can't get any better, a new foodgasm comes at you to make your taste-buds explode with gustatory anticipation. Enter Thrillist'sBacon-Jalapeño Tater Tot Grilled Cheese. And the best part is, you can make it at home, provided you have a waffle-iron mind you.
Combining the comforting goo factor of a grilled cheese, the mouth stimulation of crispy bacon and jalapeno, all sandwiched together between two tater tot waffles is essentially the food of the gods. This is one grill cheese you want in and around your mouth asap.
Ingredients:
1 bag frozen tater tots
1/2 teaspoon salt
4-6 slices bacon
1 large jalapeño, de-seeded and coarsely chopped
8 slices sharp cheddar cheese
Directions:
Preheat waffle iron to max setting
In a large microwave-safe bowl, nuke the taters for a few minutes
Then spread half of the tater tots generously in a even layer on waffle-iron, sprinkle with salt, and close for about 8-10 minutes, or until nice and crispy
Transfer tater tot waffle to wire rack and use the rest of the taters to make a second waffle
Meanwhile, crisp up the bacon in a pan, then remove and cook jalapeño for 2 minutes in rendered bacon fat
With the second tater waffle still in the iron, layer half the cheese, then the bacon and jalapeño, and top with a remaining layer of cheese
Gently press down lid until cheese melts
Cut in four pieces and eat with reckless abandon
It's probably not how to celebrate your 3-monthiversary with your SO, but as a late-night snack-attack satisfier when you find yourself desperately alone and in your undies, this should fit the bill nicely.
Yesterday was the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights that coincides with Christmas time. Xmas-eats tend to get the the most attention during the holiday eating season, but Hannukah has more than a few decadent treats that give anything Xmas-y a run for their money. Case in point: Grilled Cheese Latkes, by Kosher in the Kitchen.
Latkes, for any unfamiliar, are essentially just fried potatoe pancakes. Think of latkes like a more legit version of McDonald's hash browns, though if you've actually eaten latkes before you know they're much better. Often paired with sour cream and apple sauce (both are great, trust) the classic Hannukah dish has been made even more comforting and given the grilled cheese treatment.
If you know how to make latkes, recreating them as grilled cheese is just another (and very) simple step. Once you have two latkes in the pan, and they've already been nicely browned, just put some cheese on one, fry for a bit longer, then once the cheese is a bit melty, sandwich the latkes together and keep frying until they're fused by the magic of melted cheese.
Many of you may not know how to make latkes, but trust, they're incredibly easy to prepare. Shredding potato will be the most arduous step, and from there all you do is mix the potato with eggs, flour, some scallion, and seasoning, and you're set. Head to the original recipe here, which breaks down the whole process for you.
Hanukkah ends on December 24th, so you have a full week to enjoy these Grilled Cheese Latkes, though in truth, they will make a delicious snack any time of the year, it's just now you can say you're embracing Jewish food culture as an excuse for making + eating these comforting delights.
Mornings have just become more magical. No one needs to be reminded how comforting a classic grilled cheese can be, though the iconic brunch-star that is Eggs Benedict is too often overlooked as "comfort food." Eggs benny is the most satisfying of morning eats, but when combined with a grilled cheese, breakfast-comfort levels go through the roof.
The Grilled Cheese Eggs Benedict byI Am Food Blog is a breakfast innovation we wish we thought of, because its deliciously simple, yet oh-so-enticing. Making your own isn't really too hard, there's just the extra step of "grilling" your eggs benny in a pan, with some cheese in the mix, obviously.
Key to the grilling process is making sure the inside half of your English muffin (the part with all the little holes) is hitting the pan. Other than that, you can put whatever you like in your Grilled Cheese Eggs Benedict, just make sure cheese (obvi), a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce are all included. The featured recipe included prosciutto, but you can easily vegetarian-ize this dish.
Check out the full recipe for theGrilled Cheese Eggs Benedict here. Feast your eyes in through photos (and .gif) below in the meantime.
November may be gone, but grilled cheese in the city sure won't be going anywhere (for anyone wondering where that reference came from, November was grilled cheese month in Montreal) thanks to Yeh! Yogurt & Cafe, who has just upped their savoury food game with their waffle- iron grilled cheeses.
You may have already had your mouth water when we featured Yeh's waffle- iron GC's on our Best Montreal Grilled Cheese list, which we included for good reason. Using a waffle- iron creates a brand new sandwich, as the pressure and heat caramelizes the buttered bread making for an oozy, gooey, and crispy grilled cheese, with literal pockets of flavour toasted onto the bread.
Lunch at Yeh! is now a truly viable option, and if you're skeptical, they're offering you the best deal to prove to you that the frozen yogurt café can also make some legit grilled cheese. Yeh! will be hosting an epic 2 hour Grilled Cheese Mania event that will feature the most amazingly affordable deal to fix all your hunger pang. Here's the basic breakdown:
Who: Yeh! Frozen Yogurt & Cafe
What: Grilled Cheese Mania/$1 Grilled Cheese Day, a classic grilled cheese - oeey gooey cheese only
When: Thursday, December 11th from 12pm to 2pm (only 2 hours, so get there early during lunch)
How: Like Yeh! on Facebook, and show them you did via your smartphone when you pay
Why: Because you've never had a waffle-iron grilled cheese and they're amazing
Just to make sure you didn't gloss over anything, to get the $1 grilled cheese deal at Yeh! you'll have to get there early, as the $1 epic deal will only be offered between 12pm and 2pm and you will need to have liked them on Facebook. Bring your smartphone and show the staff you like 'em on FB, then get the cheesy deal, which will save some solid coin, meaning you can indulge in a smoothie, crepe, fro-yo, or any of Yeh's other delectable offerings.
Get all the delicious details and any updates on Yeh's Grilled Cheese Mania/$1 Grilled Cheese Day by heading to their Facebook page here.
