Grilled cheese, please!

There's just something about grilled cheese that makes it my all-time favorite, easy-to-make, lunch, dinner, or snack food. It might be because it's so quick to make when you're hankering for a little brain food while studying or just because there's such a variety of ingredients you can use to get different tastes and flavors, I'm not exactly sure. Either way, I love trying them in new places, especially cities that boast about serving America's best grilled cheese, such as the ones in this article. Just looking at the pictures, these three are my favorite:

1. Grahamwich, Chicago, IL
Graham Elliot Bowles is known for playful cuisine at Graham Elliot, and the sandwiches at his take-out joint, Grahamwich, are equally inventive. The grilled cheese on sliced Pullman loaf features Wisconsin cheddar, prosciutto, tomato marmalade and cheese curds, which, when melted, add an extra soft, gooey effect.

2. Beecher's Handmade Cheese, Seattle, WA and New York, NY
This Pike Place Market fixture recently expanded to New York with a big boutique and production facility. Each location grills its signature Flagship cheese-a slightly nutty blend of cheddar and Gruyère cultures-with fillings like tomato and basil. Each location also uses local bread: In Seattle, it's from Grand Central Bakery; Harlem nonprofit Hot Bread Kitchen provides excellent loaves in NYC.

3. Roxy's Grilled Cheese Boston, MA
With respect to Boston baseball, Roxy's offers the Green Muenster, with guacamole and bacon. Here, too, mac and cheese is considered a sandwich filling for the Mac & Chorizo. In an ingenious twist, Roxy's brushes mayonnaise on the outside of sandwiches, rather than butter, before slapping them on the griddle.

It's kind of like chocolate chip cookies: everyone claims that their mother makes the best. In my case, I think our own university can fit that description well enough though.. If you've never had an MSU Dairy Store grilled cheese sandwich, change that immediately. With all of the dairy products made on campus, they are the most delicious sandwiches that I have ever had. Did I mention you can free tomato soup EVERY MONDAY when you buy a grilled cheese? It's my new favorite lunch. :D