A restaurant in New York brought back their $214 grilled cheese sandwich that's in the Guinness book of World Records as the most expensive sandwich.
Notes:
- restaurant is named Serendipity 3
- sandwich is named the Quintessential Grilled Cheese
- available for a limited time (brought back for National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day)
- sandwich has to be ordered 48 hours in advance
- sandwich features champagne bread made with Dom Perignon
- bread is covered in white truffle butter
- cheese used is Caciocavallo Podolico
- after grilling the sandwich is gilded in 23-karat gold (edible)
- served with a side of South African Lobster Tomato Bisque
- sandwich is named the Quintessential Grilled Cheese
- available for a limited time (brought back for National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day)
- sandwich has to be ordered 48 hours in advance
- sandwich features champagne bread made with Dom Perignon
- bread is covered in white truffle butter
- cheese used is Caciocavallo Podolico
- after grilling the sandwich is gilded in 23-karat gold (edible)
- served with a side of South African Lobster Tomato Bisque
- the restaurant also has the World Record for most expensive French fries and most expensive milkshake.
History:
According to Days of the Year (https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/grilled-cheese-sandwich-day/), the modern grilled cheese sandwich came about after two food breakthroughs... processed cheese and sliced bread (in 1916 James L Kraft patents his processed cheese method reducing cheese cost and making it more accessible to people... In 1927 Otto Frederick Rohwedder designs a bread slicing and wrapping machine... let's throw in the introduction of Wonder Bread in 1930 also... and when US Navy cookbooks recommended American Cheese sandwiches during World War 2.)
According to Days of the Year (https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/grilled-cheese-sandwich-day/), the modern grilled cheese sandwich came about after two food breakthroughs... processed cheese and sliced bread (in 1916 James L Kraft patents his processed cheese method reducing cheese cost and making it more accessible to people... In 1927 Otto Frederick Rohwedder designs a bread slicing and wrapping machine... let's throw in the introduction of Wonder Bread in 1930 also... and when US Navy cookbooks recommended American Cheese sandwiches during World War 2.)
