Grilled Cheese

by Brandon Smith
April is National Grilled Cheese Month and April 16 happens to be National Eggs Benedict Day. And while eggs benedict and grilled cheese don’t sound like two things to be celebrated at one time, the grilled cheese benedict from Bacon & Butter will have you questioning why this combination doesn’t have its own national day.

I’ve been hearing nothing but great things about Bacon & Butter. Friends, coworkers and many an online review have given me no reason to think the food at Bacon & Butter is anything short of incredible. Pair the reviews with rumors of substantial lines forming outside before the doors even open, and you’ve officially peaked my (and my taste buds’) interest.
I crawled out from under my rock and dropped in on National Eggs Benedict Day to get my first taste of Sacramento’s Best Brunch and the infamous grilled cheese benedict. To make a long story short, Executive Chef and owner, Billy Zoellin, and the rest of the Bacon & Butter staff did not disappoint. Two perfectly poached eggs and thick cut bacon rest atop a grilled cheese sandwich comprised of Cheddar, Jack and Mozzarella between two soft slices of Bella Bru Challah bread and a liberal amount of some damn-good hollandaise.

For me, this was a true embodiment of what brunch should be: a meal combing the basic flavors of breakfast and lunch with deliciously prepared ingredients in a unique way. Everything about Bacon & Butter exceeded my expectations from service, to atmosphere and, most notably, the food (especially the freshly made Bacon Pineapple Fritters).The fact they use Farm to Fork ingredients isn’t bad either.

So well done, Bacon & Butter, you’ve successfully found a way to combine two seemingly different classics into a pair that fit together easier than Sunday morning. Check out the rest of the Bacon & Butter’s food, specialty cocktails and fresh baked goods here!
Bacon & Butter
5913 Broadway
Sacramento, CA 95820
http://baconandbuttersac.com/

I can summarize this post in four delicious words: Grilled. Cheese. Food. Truck. Enough said? Perhaps, but Drewski’s Hot Rod Kitchen (well, kitchen on wheels) isn’t serving up just any ol’ grilled cheese sandwiches.
From the “Hemi” with slow roasted pulled pork and mac ‘n’ cheese to the “Mustang” with Korean braised beef, kimchi and Sriracha aioli, and the simple but satisfying “Tricylcle” with Cheddar, Swiss and Havarti cheeses, it seems they offer a grilled cheese for every palate. Plus, for $3 you can also grab a satisfying (read: large portion size) side dish – we tried the Sweet Potato Fries and Drewski’s Famous Tots.
Now, this isn’t the first food truck to come to our neighborhood, and we’ve been following Sacramento’s food truck frenzy closely, but a grilled cheese food truck parked on our block will always be a welcome sight for this foodie.
To see where Drewski’s and Sac’s other food trucks are headed each week, visit GoFoodMob.com.