Hot Dish: Say Cheese

These days, chefs around the country are revving up the mighty grilled cheese to create even more decadent versions. Kris Wessel, chef and owner at Miami’s Red Light, put grilled cheese sandwiches on the menu almost as a nod to the restaurant’s past. “Red Light was originally a lunch counter and served grilled cheese,” he says. “We do anything from lobster and tomato with ‘stinky cheese’ to seared foie gras with mushrooms, pear jam and fontina.” He changes it up often but two regular features are his applewood-smoked bacon with fontina and the “Bratty Kid,” which is white bread (a thickly cut, finely textured variety) and (white cheddar) cheese. While it may be a nod to grilled cheese for kids, he says “Adults order it all the time.”...read more