Fresh Mozzarella Grilled Cheese
My favorite grilled cheese ever is from Sosa Borella in Tribeca. Lately I’ve been jonesing for it so I bought fresh mozzarella, basil pesto and tomato and made my own version. Of course, Sosa’s is still better, but my own creation was pretty damn good!
14 responses so far ↓
1 janelle // Jun 11, 2004 at 12:20 pm
grilled cheese is one of my favorite foods, along with cheeseburgers. if you are ever in ann arbor, michigan - i recommend the yummy grilled cheese at red hawk or a more exotic version at sister restaurant zanzibar, just down the street.
2 tien // Jun 11, 2004 at 12:43 pm
mmm…grilled cheese and hamburgers…
you know, i’ve never had a g.c. at red hawk or zanzibar.
3 Arthur // Jun 11, 2004 at 3:07 pm
Rachelle - thanks for the Sosa Borella tip - I always get lost down there - but I’ll have to find this for a grilled cheese.
Tien - Ann Arbor recommendations which I’ll pass along.
Arthur
4 Elaine // Jun 12, 2004 at 12:04 am
That looks so GOOOOD. I wish I could make grilled cheese. Mine always turns out too dark. Yours’ has just the right golden color.
5 Mark Shewmaker // Jun 12, 2004 at 6:24 am
The secret to a great grilled cheese is mayonnaise. Instead of buttering the slices of bread, spread a light coat of mayo on each side and grill using a moderate to low temperature.
6 mom // Jun 13, 2004 at 6:44 am
Did you take your dad and I there? I think I had that ? Mmnnn not sure but I know while in the city i had fresh mozzarella a few times and wow ! That sandwich looks good …and with Baked Tostitos chips on your plate too ! YUMMM
7 Nan // Jun 14, 2004 at 8:06 am
I don’t like tomatoes and I still think I’d eat that - it looks DELISH!
8 tien // Jun 14, 2004 at 9:34 am
arthur, 4 years in ann arbor and i don’t think i ever even heard of those placess janelle mentioned.
mark, what does the mayo do? does it also add flavor?
9 joe s // Jun 14, 2004 at 5:26 pm
That sandwich looks great. I usually stick to just cheese and bread, but now I’m inspired to experiment.
10 Mark Shewmaker // Jun 14, 2004 at 10:36 pm
Tien:
The eggs in the mayo (mayo is basically an egg/fat emulsion) give the bread a richer, crustier coating than butter when browned. The closest comparison I can think of is french toast, which also uses eggs in a similar manner. Try it out sometime. Rachelle did once. She thought it was good, but nothing fantastic. I love it. Never going back to buttah..
11 tien // Jun 15, 2004 at 10:48 am
hmm, that’s interesting mark. i’ll try that out sometime. all i need is some cheese now.
12 rachelle // Jun 15, 2004 at 10:50 am
i dont think it worked that great when i did it because i used miracle whip instead of mayo
13 rachelleb // Jun 16, 2004 at 7:30 am
mom, i dont think we went to sosa borella when you were in town.
elaine, my secret to a golden sandwich is putting butter in the pan, not on the bread.
14 Sadeq // Mar 22, 2007 at 4:02 am
where can i find the recipe for it =D
looks yummy
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