REGISTER TO COMPETE, BUY GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS OR SIGN UP TO BE A JUDGE NOW!!!
COMPETITION REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! SIGN-UP FOR YOUR CHANCE AT VICTORY HERE!
TICKETS NOW ON SALE, GET YOURS HERE!
This year’s event will take place on National Grilled Cheese Day, April 12, 2014 at Los Angeles Center Studios in downtown Los Angeles.
It will not be the 3rd 10th Annual or the 2nd 11th Annual or even the 12th Annual.
It will be The Last Grilled Cheese Invitational.
We have fought a great battle and we have won. We have had a great time doing so. After so many years and soooo much cheese, quite simply, it’s time. Our insane committee of hard working volunteers has done years of backbreaking work to make this event happen and, well, it’s time.
The Last Grilled Cheese Invitational will be a glorious day for cheese!
This year’s event will be just as spectacular as in years past, with one added bonus. A final, fifth competition heat, where all previous Grilled Cheese Champions throughout the years will be invited to compete for the grand crown, the Final Grilled Cheese Champion!
General Admission tickets are available here!
Judging Society Membership and Tickets are sold out for 2014!
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The Grilled Cheese Champion
Luck McNulty – “The Recumbent Vicar”
Spaz Award
Jennifer Vela – “Neapolitan Blown Apart”
People’s Choice Award
1st Place – The Grilled Cheese Truck
2nd Place – Elbows Mac & Cheese
3rd Place – Trailer Park Truck
Love, American Style Category – White Bread, Orange Cheese & Butter
Amateur
1st Place – Taylor Henderson – “Totes MaGoates”
Raw toast, butter, orange cheese
2nd Place – Rudi Samonte – “Cheddar Squared”
Cheddar Cheese, white bread & Butter
3rd Place – Marie Cammack – “Inside Out and Bustin’ Out”
White bread, butter, sharp cheddar, extra sharp cheddar and American.
Professional
1st Place – Greg Paul of The Oaks Gourmet – “Powder Finger”
Homemade Extra Sharp American melted and powdered on pan di mie.
Missionary Category – Any Type of Bread, butter and cheese
Amateur
1st Place – Luck McNulty “The Recumbent Vicar”
A combination of seven different cheeses
2nd Place – Jeff Bernal – “El Hefe!”
Cheddar, American, Parmesan & Butter on Sourdough
3rd Place – Aaron Gariepy – “Uncle Jesse”
Private Recipe
Professional
1st Place – Michael Davidson – “The Legend”
Cabot Aged White Cheddar, Orange Cheddar, Mozzarella & Spring Hill Farms butter on Acme bread
2nd Place – Erik Kelley “Ma Che Bella Piato di Ravioli”
Private recipe
3rd Place – Paul Inserra “De-Lish”
Muenster Cheese, Guglhupf’s Pumpkin seed cheddar bread and butter
Kama Sutra Category – Any type of bread, butter and cheese PLUS additional ingredients – savory
Amateur
1st Place – Jenny Harrison – “And on the 8th Day, the Lord Created Grilled Cheese” RAMEN
Japanese White Bread, VEGAN Jalapeno Garlic Havarti Cheese, Ramen, Sriracha Broth Reduction Sauce
2nd Place – Rebecca Shergill – “P*rk Brie Baby One More Thyme”
Sourdough Bread, Brie Cheese, Thyme, butter, Candied Bacon, Apple/Maple Glazed Ham, Arugula pesto, Jalapeno Apple Chutney and Garlic Confit
3rd Place – Aften Detwiler – “Beer Smothered Clucker”
Pulled Beer Can Chicken, IPA Cheddar, Heirloom Tomato, Braised Kale on Homemade Beer Bread served with homemade honey mustard
Professional
1st Place – Lou Dave – “Potsticker Meltz’
Bread, Cheese, Pork, Green Onion, Sriracha and wontons
2nd Place – Jennifer Vela – “Put Some South In Your Mouth”
Sweet Potato Bread, Fontina, Cheddar, Grits, Virginia Ham and Peach & Pepper Jam
3rd Place – Albert Lara-Rodriguez – “Bacon Butter Crunch”
Organic White Cheddar Cheese with Guacamole, tomatoes & bacon butter on Sourdough Bread
Honey Pot Category – Any type of bread, butter and cheese PLUS additional ingredients – savory
Amateur
1st Place – Joe Harkenrider – “The Napoleon Fromage Homage”
French bread, French toast, butter, American cheese, fudge blueberry cheddar cheese, blue berries, Fontina cheese, powder sugar and a side of maple syrup garnish.
2nd Place – Laura Caccavo – “Birthday Cake Martini”
Funfetti challah, mayo, honey goat cheese, blue cheese, extra sharp cheddar, American cheese, confetti cookie crumbles icing and vodka spray
3rd Place – Matthew LaForest – “Hell’s Angels”
Angel Food Cake, Kiwis, Cream Cheese, Mascarpone, Dark Rum and some kind of vanilla booze
Professional
1st Place – Jennifer Vela – “Neapolitan Blown Apart”
Chocolate Wafer, Dark Chocolate Pop Rock Ganache, Chocolate Cream Cheese, Raspberry Chevre Vanilla Bean Mascarpone, Berry Balsamic Sauce
2nd Place – Michael Marrone – “Hard on the Outside 2.0”
Coffeegrind & Lavender Cheddar plus thick-cut, dark chocolate covered bacon on Crème Brulee’d Sourdough
3rd Place – Rick Webster – “Borracho Figs & Cheese”
Spanish bread with Figs in a brand sauce, a variety of Spanish cheeses and topped with pine nuts.
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The 11th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational is happening on April 20th, 2013 at Los Angeles Center Studios in downtown Los Angeles and will be the biggest, cheesiest, MOST imperial delight to ever land on the toasted, melted shores of Los Angeles.
NOWHERE will you find more hot cheesy goodness than at the GCI, with vendors such as The Grilled Cheese Truck, Heywood Grilled Cheese, The Counter, Greenspan’s Grilled Cheese, The Oaks Gourmet, Melt It, Elbows Mac & Cheese, Cheesy Amigos, Dogtown Dogs, and many more, you’ll be able to pack your belly to bursting with hot cheesy goodness!
Plus, there’s music! The infamous RICHARD CHEESE AND LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE will be playing the GCI at 12:30pm! ALL THIS CHEESE will definitely turn it up to 11!
There’s cooking demos, costume contests, poetry contests, cheese calling contests, music, food, beer, glory, glory and MORE glory!
What? You haven’t bought tickets yet! Well not to worry.
Tickets are on sale now! Even though we have reached capacity for official judges for 2013, don’t you worry because you can still vote in the People’s Choice awards by purchasing as many hot and fresh grilled cheese from our vendors that space and time will allow.
Our Sponsors are totally the best people EVER!
The 11th Annual GCI is presented by The Grilled Cheese Truck, the most followed food truck in the world and creator of the infamous “Cheesy Mac & Rib,” a powerhouse sandwich with Sharp Cheddar Cheese, House-smoked BBQ Pork, Southern-style Macaroni & Cheese and Caramelized Onions on French Bread. At the event, you can participate in their “MotherLoaded Eating contest, which takes place at 4:20pm. Enter the contest here!
Our exclusive cheese sponsor, CABOT CREAMERY, has teamed up with our bread sponsor La Brea Bakery and will be providing samples of grilled cheese made from award-winning cheddar and other delicious cheeses. We also have free samples from Boulder Canyon potato chips, Kruegermann Pickles and Jarritos soda pops!
Visit the fundraiser Beer Garden curated courtesy of Beer Belly to get tastes from New Belgium Brewing, Lagunitas Brewing, Sierra Nevada and more. Proceeds from the beer garden benefit the Rotary Club of Los Angeles.
We’ve pulled out all the stops for this year and it’ll be one for the record books. On 4/20, there’s only one place to be and that’s at the 11th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational!
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Bread-Butter-Cheese-Victory!
Get your tickets HERE!
The 10th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational
The Rose Bowl
Parking Lot F
(Parking in Parking Lot K)
Pasadena, CA 91103
4/28/2012
11:00am – 6:00pm
$15
The 10th Anniversary of the Grilled Cheese Invitational is happening on April 28rd, 2012 and it is the biggest thing to happen to cheese since man first learned how to milk a cow!
For the 2012 event, we’ve relocated to the Rose Bowl to make the event easier to get to and enjoy, with cooking demos from master chefs, live bands, costumes, poetry, yelling and more!
JUDGING SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS FOR THE COMPETITION HAVE SOLD OUT but that doesn’t mean there’s no cheese. Attendees will still be able to judge the People’s Choice awards by selecting and devouring $2 -$5 samples of some of the best grilled cheese the world has ever known from our exclusive gourmet vendors.
Think you got what it takes to be a “Grilled Cheese Champion
?” Put up your dukes and REGISTER AS A COMPETITOR Each competitor will receive a sampler of cheese from Cabot Creamery, as well as an on-site kit filled with OXO supplies!
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Check Out Free Stuff From Our Sponsors: Our exclusive cheese sponsor, CABOT CREAMERY, will be providing samples of grilled cheese made from award-winning cheddar and other delicious cheeses. We also have free samples from Boulder Canyon potato chips, Kruegermann Pickles, Izze Sparking beverages, Fuze beverages!
Visit the Beer & Wine Garden to get tastes from New Belgium Brewing, Lagunitas Brewing, Stone Brewing, and more.
Back by Popular Demand: March Fourth Marching Band are driving their weird selves all the way down from Portland, OR to come and rock us to pieces with their massive, musical, marching riffs!
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Over 200 competitors fought side by side in our grilling arena which extended for nearly 300 feet. The competition was fierce and the cheese was mighty.
2011 Amateur Competitor Results
Love, American Style
| Place | Id | Team | Sammich Name | Average Taste | Average Presentation | Average Wessonality | Score |
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| 1st | 64 | Smile! Say Cheese! | America, The Sandwich | 15.93332 | 7.83332 | 3.70000 | 27.46664 |
| 2nd | 92 | My Big Fat Greek Kitchen | My Mama Loves Me | 14.51250 | 8.30000 | 3.35832 | 26.17082 |
| 3rd | 40 | Grace Ave Grills | Your Mom | 14.04998 | 7.08334 | 3.46666 | 24.59998 |
| 4th | 70 | Cheeseybeards | Stubbles | 14.49228 | 6.45642 | 3.41022 | 24.35892 |
Missionary Category
| Place | Id | Team | Sammich Name | Average Taste | Average Presentation | Average Wessonality | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 83 | Cheesy Melty Goodness | The Lucky Pierre | 17.59214 | 9.36078 | 4.69804 | 31.65096 |
| 2nd | 106 | No Jodas! | Balthasar | 16.81250 | 7.65832 | 4.28332 | 28.75414 |
| 3rd | 52 | Hobson’s Choice | Missionary Deliciousness | 15.09022 | 8.30196 | 3.82354 | 27.21572 |
| 4th | 51 | Princess Cheddarella Regiano | Royal Princess Cheddarella Regiano | 15.45334 | 7.98670 | 3.72000 | 27.16004 |
Kama Sutra Category
| Place | Id | Team | Sammich Name | Average Taste | Average Presentation | Average Wessonality | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 116 | Super Duper Zung Chung | Fromage Connection | 17.35716 | 9.61426 | 4.65716 | 31.62858 |
| 2nd | 139 | Cheesy Charlie | Mi Scusi | 17.51668 | 8.85418 | 4.19168 | 30.56254 |
| 3rd | 99 | Team Combs! | Pelian’s Lament (#2) | 16.34582 | 9.49168 | 4.26250 | 30.10000 |
| 4th | 4 | Grilled Cheese? Bitch Please! | Go Verde! | 17.39168 | 8.24168 | 4.22500 | 29.85836 |
Honey Pot Category
| Place | Id | Team | Sammich Name | Average Taste | Average Presentation | Average Wessonality | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 94 | The 2009 Champions And Creators Of Mivens | The Return of the Mivens | 19.19612 | 9.45096 | 4.72550 | 33.37258 |
| 2nd | 31 | Not Now Never | i-scream! | 17.58666 | 9.34666 | 4.38668 | 31.32000 |
| 3rd | 16 | The Man of Manchego | Something To Lime Home About | 17.06250 | 8.24582 | 4.51250 | 29.82082 |
| 4th | 142 | Real Kahlilfornia Cheese | Sweet Heat | 16.70000 | 8.92500 | 4.18750 | 29.81250 |
2011 Professional Competitor Results
Professional Love, American Style
| Place | Id | Team | Sammich Name | Average Taste | Average Presentation | Average Wessonality | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 20 | The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills | Don’t Make Wet My Box | 14.46668 | 8.28000 | 3.81334 | 26.56002 |
| 2nd | 23 | The Oaks Gourmet Market | Hooker’s Delight | 13.76924 | 7.16408 | 2.90772 | 23.84104 |
| 3rd | 35 | The GrilledCheezGuy | MikeDeese Grilled Cheese | 12.12384 | 7.08094 | 2.91426 | 22.11904 |
| 4th | 9 | Cheese = Love | Always keep them guessing? | 12.13330 | 5.96000 | 3.31998 | 21.41328 |
Professional Missionary Category
| Place | Id | Team | Sammich Name | Average Taste | Average Presentation | Average Wessonality | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 36 | The GrilledCheezGuy | The Brick’s Trick | 17.78040 | 8.74506 | 4.40786 | 30.93332 |
| 2nd | 27 | m2rockinchef | The Sexiest Grilled Cheese Ever | 16.78332 | 8.56668 | 4.00000 | 29.35000 |
| 3rd | 43 | Cheezy Nerdz | Foe Cheezy | 15.13332 | 7.59998 | 3.70666 | 26.43996 |
| 4th | 44 | Daily Dose Squared | Herbed and Grassfed | 14.39048 | 7.09048 | 3.60952 | 25.09048 |
Professional Kama Sutra Category
| Place | Id | Team | Sammich Name | Average Taste | Average Presentation | Average Wessonality | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 28 | m2rockinchef | The Castro-Maestro | 17.19582 | 8.59582 | 4.24168 | 30.03332 |
| 2nd | 22 | The Grilled Cheese Truck | Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! | 16.83998 | 8.58666 | 4.33330 | 29.75994 |
| 3rd | 12 | Flori | From Texas With Love | 15.82354 | 9.65494 | 4.23140 | 29.70988 |
| 4th | 32 | Team Standard | the melted mushroom | 16.80000 | 8.20000 | 3.94546 | 28.94546 |
Professional Honey Pot Category
| Place | Id | Team | Sammich Name | Average Taste | Average Presentation | Average Wessonality | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 30 | Kitchen 24 | Did you jam your cheesecake in to my sandwich? | 17.14118 | 8.06276 | 4.06276 | 29.26670 |
| 2nd | 26 | The Oaks Gourmet Market | You only hurt the ones you love | 16.58094 | 8.42384 | 4.03332 | 29.03810 |
| 3rd | 42 | Cheezy Nerdz | Berry Cheezy | 16.31998 | 8.61332 | 4.06666 | 28.99996 |
| 4th | 4 | Cedar Grove Cheese Experiment | Land of milk and honey | 16.29582 | 7.70418 | 3.98332 | 27.98332 |
Judges awards and Spaz awards to be announced soon.
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ENTER THE CHEESY POETRY CONTEST
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11:00am – 6:00pm
Los Angeles Center Studios
1201 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, CA – America
$12 tix available now! – $15 @ event
(LOS ANGELES, CA) The organizers for the 2nd 8th Annual National Grilled Cheese Invitational have opened their electronic floodgates and are now accepting registration for just about everything you could imagine at this year’s Grilled Cheese Invitational.
Click here to register to compete! REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
The GCI has also expanded the competition to include a new grilling category “Love, American Style” a category specifically dedicated to the classic American grilled cheese (White Bread, Orange Cheese and Butter – no other flavors or ingredients). “As with all great things in life, the Grilled Cheese starts with Love,” says Walker, “This category serves as a competitor’s chance to offer their take on the classic original.”
The GCI has once again partnered with Tillamook Cheese as an exclusive cheese sponsor and they will be on hand offering up samples of their medium and sharp cheddar cheese as well as serving up thousands of samples of Grilled Cheese. People will also be able to checkout the Loaf Love Tour, Tillamook’s VW mini busses that are currently touring around Southern California and bringing tasty cheese to the people.
ONLINE, ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY $12! ($15 DAY OF EVENT)
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! GET ‘EM HERE! Using the print at home option and scanners at the gate, people will jet though the gates and into the loving arms of some great grilled cheese and entertainment.
SHORTER LINES!
Our main goal for the 2011 event! Two separate areas of over 20 vendors will allow for more choice and faster delivery of food to you, the hungry masses. Plus, the event guide will list each vendor’s location and menu, to help you make you cheesy decisions.
FREE SAMMPLES, PLUS WATER!
Each attendee will get a sheet of coupons that can be handed in to the free sample sponsors for your taste of: Tillamook Grilled Cheese, Boulder Canyon Potato Chips, Izze Sparking Beverages, Kruegermann Pickles and more. PLUS, each ticket comes with a FREE bottle of water!
ONLINE, PRE-EVENT JUDGING SOCIETY REGISTRATION!
All those looking to judge the competition MUST register online as a member of the Judging Society. Judging society member ship costs only $5 additional and guarantees you a space in the judging arena on the day of the event. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! GET ‘EM HERE!
NEW, IMPROVED COMPETITOR KIT & REGISTRATION PROCESS!
Both amateurs and professional chefs can compete! The registration process and scoring guidelines have been revised, plus the competitor kits have never been better!
The fees for competing in the 2011 Grilled Cheese Invitational are:
Amateur $25 per entry
Professional $50 per entry
Each competitor receives two free admissions to the event plus one competitor kit per entry that contains the following awesome stuff: 8″ Calphalon Skillet (Over $25 value), Oxo Sandwich Turner ($5 value), Oxo Cutting Board ($9 value), Oxo Knife ($9 value) and much more! COMPETITOR REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
MORE ENTERTAINMENT
There are two separate areas of entertainment, the Competition Arena and the Cooking Demonstration Stage.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
All event attendees get a scorecard in their event guide and will be able to vote on the best grilled cheese offered up from our vendors.
CHEESE CALLING COMPETITION!
For centuries the idea of competitive cheese yelling was a lost art, but no more! Come April 23rd, wheels of cheese throughout the land will hear their names called and roll right into the history books. There will be prizes for the best cheese calls
CHEESY COSTUME CONTEST!
The GCI has always inspired weirdness and will now reward you for it! Sign up for our costume contest and get your chance at some prizes! Seriously!
For up to the minute info, follow us on twitter @grilldcheez.
For media or sponsorship related inquiries, please contact email us!
If you are a chef or restaurant and you’d like to participate as a vendor for this year’s GCI, email us!
The 2nd 8th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational will take place on April 23, 2011 at Los Angeles Center Studios in downtown Los Angeles, CA.
We are wrapping up the programing on the new registration process and hope to open registration for competitors later today.
Once the registration system is ready, we will open for ticket sales as well.
Check back here or follow us on Twitter @grilldcheez!
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| THE GRILLED CHEESE CHAMPION! | ||||
| #89 | Dylan McDonald | |||
| Amateur Missionary | Competitor | Sandwich Name | ||
| 1st Place | #159 | Lucky McNulty | Tentez La Grande Souris | |
| 2nd Place | #16 | The Brick’s Trick | Michael Davidson | |
| 3rd Place | #74 | Thomas Hobson | Classic Deliciousness | |
| Amateur Kama Sutra | ||||
| 1st Place | #119 | Jodi Taffel | Sparky’s Special | |
| 2nd Place | #135 | Shaelyn Clements | I’d Tell you what’s in it.. | |
| 3rd Place | #144 | Paul Fredenberg | Panino Rustico del Formaggio e Prosciutto | |
| Amateur Honey Pot | ||||
| 1st Place | #89 | Dylan McDonald | Cream Cheese Dream | |
| 2nd Place | #84 | Barry Goldstein | A Dessert So Delicious it was not meant for Man Ding Dong | |
| 3rnd Place | #171 | Robert Atallah | Flavor By the Pound | |
| Professional Missionary | ||||
| 1st Place | #22 | Guillermo Macis III | Foe Cheesy! | |
| 2nd Place | #50 | Darryl Blease | Squeaky Cheese | |
| 3rd Place | #8 | Matthew Michaud | The Sexiest Grilled Cheese EVER | |
| Professional Kama Sutra | ||||
| 1st Place | #36 | Heather Morrison | The Da VinCheese | |
| 2nd Place | #9 | Matthew Michaud | Mateo’s Big-O | |
| 3rd Place | #31 | Erik Kelley | Nandi’s Duck & Cover | |
| Professional Honey Pot | ||||
| 1st Place | #15 | Jason Hobbs | Sweet Savory Date | |
| 2nd Place | #46 | Matthew McCallum | Grilled Cheesecake on Graham Cracker Bread | |
| 3rd Place | #62 | The Oaks Gourmet | Is that a Banana in your Honey Pot? | |
| People’s Choice Awards | ||||
| 1st Place | The Grilled Cheese Truck | |||
| 2nd Place | Greenspan’s Grilled Cheese | |||
| 3rd Place | The Oaks Gourmet | |||
| Judges Awards | ||||
| Matthew LaForrest | Esther Allie | Bannana Bread, Cheesecake filling (made with Marscarpone, Cream Cheese, brown sugar, Bourbon, Brandy, eggs. *Named after two wonderful bakers who always had the answer |
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| Dale Youngman | Gimme S’More | Sweet brown bread cheese chocolate Sweet mystery filling flavor-infuser |
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| Jake Feldman | The Jakester | Potato bread Tilamook cheese queso fresco grilled portabello mushrooms sauteed onions tomato butter ground spicy cheetos sauteed chorizo |
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| Beverly Hills Cheese Shop | Nandi’s | White Bread, Mayonnaise, Butter, Cheese Store Secret Mustard, Aged Comte, Cornichons, Crispy Duck | ||
| Matthew McCallum | South Carolina Griled Cheese | Corn bread, fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese, fried chicken, pecans, honey | ||
| Wassim | Canadian Maple Syrup Grilled | Bread Cheese Maple syrup cookies Funions Cheese pringles extreme hot ranch Lychee juice cinnamon more cheese* *the types of cheese is still in the works |
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| Ryan Corbin | 2 Dollah Make Your Goat Challah | Challah Bread Semi-ripened Goat Cheese, Raclette, and Uniekass Robusto | ||
| Heidi Gibson | Sunday Brunch | Pinkie’s Bakery Challah Comte cheese Chevre Vande Rose smoked duroc ham Blue Chair’s Early Girl Tomato and Raspberry Jam Powdered sugar Fresh raspberries Bourbon butter sauce French toast magic dip |
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| Cheese Cecilia Fabulich | fantacheesia | Bread Butter and cheese | ||
| Spaz Awards | ||||
| The Spaz | #20 | Wassim Elkary | Canadian Maple Syrup Grilled | |
| Runner up | #162 | Jake Feldman | The Jakester | |
Great job, America!
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12:00pm – 6:00pm
Los Angeles Center Studios
1201 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA – America
$10 tix available now! – $15 @ event
- MOUNTAINS OF TILLAMOOK® GRILLED CHEESE SAMPLES!
- SPECIAL APPEARANCE OF THE LOAF LOVE TOUR!
- AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL GRILLING COMPETITONS!
- MULTIPLE FOOD VENDORS WITH SAMPLES FOR SALE!
- NEW AND ADDITIONAL SPONSORS AND FREE SAMPLES!
- BEER GARDEN!
- TROPHIES!
- POETRY!
- MUSIC!
- PRIZES!
- YELLING!
- KITTENS!*
- AWESOME!
(LOS ANGELES, CA) The organizers for the 1st 8th Annual National Grilled Cheese Invitational have opened their electronic floodgates and are now accepting registration for just about everything you could imagine at this year’s Grilled Cheese Invitational.
“The 1st 8th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational will surely be the best thing to happen to mankind, ever! Well maybe second to that whole ‘landing on the moon’ thing, but as far as mankind’s topmost achievements, it’s totally way up there!” says Tim Walker, the event’s founder and organizer. “We have listened to the feedback from last year, spent a lot of time redesigning the event and have turned this event into something for everyone with both a grilling competition AND a grilled cheese festival with multiple vendors on hand to sell samples to the hungry masses!”
For 2010, the GCI has partnered with Tillamook Cheese as an exclusive cheese sponsor! Tillamook will be on hand offering samples of their medium and sharp cheddar cheese as well as serving up thousands of samples of Grilled Cheese. How awesome is that? Have you seen their Loaf Love Tour mini busses yet? They are currently touring around Southern California bringing tasty cheese to the people. If not, no worries, they will be at the event and you’ll be able to see them there!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! GET ‘EM HERE!
The event will be also be teaming up with the Grilled Cheese Truck as a mobile box office! Tickets will be available through the Grilled Cheese Truck soon!
Do not hesitate to buy your tickets in advance as the EVENT WILL SELL OUT and you’ll be left with no cheese.
My god, just look at all this fun:
-NEW FOR 2010 –
ONLINE, ADVANCE TICKET SALES
To avoid the huge long lines at the gate last year, we will be selling our tickets online via beticketing.com. Using their print at home option and scanners at the gate, we will be able to jet people though the gates and into the loving arms of some great grilled cheese and entertainment.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! GET ‘EM HERE!
SEPARATE PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR GRILLING CONTESTS!
The time has come to allow both amateurs and professional chefs to compete side by side, but get scored in separate divisions. We will still determine who is the overall Grilled Cheese Champion, but this will allow for more trophies and for a more fair competition overall.
ONLINE, PRE-EVENT JUDGING SOCIETY REGISTRATION!
All those looking to judge the grilling competitions MUST register with as a member of the Judging Society and must present their Membership card in order to enter the competition arena at the Grilled Cheese Invitational. We will be limiting the number of judges at the event and there will be no on-site judging registration. The on-site judging registration is what led to the massive lines at the event last year. Now, we harness the power of teh interwebs!
JUDGING REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
Even though we are limiting the judging of the grilling competitions, there is still PLENTY of cheese to be judged…and just a day to do it. With the addition of vendors selling Grilled Cheese samples, all event attendees will be handed a ballot and will be able to vote on the best grilled cheese offered up from our vendors.
CHEESE CALLING COMPETITION!
Think you’ve got a good enough set of lungs to call the cheese back to the barn, here’s your chance to prove it. The 1st 8th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational will bring back the sacred art of cheese yelling. For centuries the idea of competitive yelling was limited only to the Hog variety, but no more! Come April 24, wheels of cheese throughout the land will hear their names called and know that someone out there loved them. There will be prizes for the best cheese calls. And earplugs for the rest of us.
To enter the Cheese Calling Competition, CLICK HERE!
CHEESY COSTUME CONTEST!
The GCI has always inspired people to wear their best, most weird outfits out in public for all the world to see. Now, it will reward you for it! Sign up for our costume contest and get your chance at some prizes! Seriously!
To enter the Cheesy Costume Contest, CLICK HERE!
Want to volunteer at the event! AWESOME!
The Grilled Cheese Invitational needs an army of volunteers to bring the cheesy glory to the people. Why not give us a hand? You get to be a part of a truly awesome event and have a great time as well. Plus you get a very special feeling in your heart knowing that you were a part of making someone’s dream of becoming a grilled cheese champion a reality!
More details will be released in the coming days, so keep checking back for more info.
For up to the minute info on the Grilled Cheese Invitational, follow us on twitter @grilldcheez
For media or sponsorship related inquiries, please contact email us!
If you are a chef or restaurant and you’d like to participate as a vendor for this year’s GCI, email us!
For all other questions regarding the Grilled Cheese Invitational, contact us at hotcheeseygoodness@grilledcheeseinvitational.com.
* Kittens may not be available day of the event.
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