Monday, August 30, 2010

First Grilled Cheese in the new Household!

Where: My new Apartment in Vienna!
With: My new roommie Christina!
Rating: 4.5/10
Details: An Austrian cheese, which tastes similar to Gorgonzola, on a simple white bread
Count: 17/5000


I really need to figure out what different types of cheeses are called in german. This gorgonzola-esque cheese was very good, but strong, and the flavor alone on white bread, proved fatal. But the bread was amazing grilled cheese bread! It was the cheapest bread in the store and a basic butter white bread and it was perfect! It crisped amazingly and had a ton of crunch. Unfortunately my first Grilled Cheese in the Apartment was disappointing, but it is only the beginning!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Camp Update

Where: YMCA Camp Timbers, only the best place in the world!
With: A gazillion crazy campers
Rating: 3/10
Details: Sliced cheddar on white
Count: 16/5000 (Don't worry I didn't eat 11 in one sitting, this covers the whole summer of 2010)

Although I am currently in the Austrian Alps, eating schnitzel and dumplings, I had a conversation today with another student about Grilled Cheese - they weren't particularly fond of the schnitzel. As we discussed one of the finest things in life and the upcoming Grilled Cheese Parties we will be having, I remembered that I had yet to post about my Grilled Cheese experience at the incredible YMCA Camp Timbers. I must preface my review with the simple statement that almost all of the food at camp is delicious (cue "dun dun dun" music in your head). Unfortunately, the Grilled Cheese is subpar in my mind. The biggest problem isn't really the Grilled Cheese itself, which right off the grill, is actually quite good. It is the time which it takes to make 150+ Grilled Cheese and then serve them to all of the campers and camp staff. It just looses it's crunch.

In spite of the less than quality Grilled Cheese, it is still my favorite lunch meal! There is even at Grilled Cheese song at camp, which I believe is the only way to really begin a Grilled Cheese meal at camp and it goes a little something like...

Clap 8 times! (Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Long)
GRILLED CHEESE!
Clap 8 times! (Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Long)
GRILLED CHEESE!
Clap 8 times! (Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Long)
GRILLED CHEESE!
AHHH GRILLED CHEESE!!! (Loud cheers and chants)