You wanna know the truth? Last weekend I was sorta a bad food blogger. There I was, in one of the greatest foodie cities ever, and silly ol’ me only took one darn food photo the entire time.
I’m sorry. Can you forgive me? Honestly, I was too busy drinking margaritas, getting my toes done, shopping and sucking barbecue sauce off my pinky finger. But isn’t that what a vacation is about? It felt marvelous.
However, let me offer you this photo of the best grilled cheese sandwich in the entire world. It hails from the Blue Star Cafe and it completely rocked my world. Since you weren’t there to enjoy it with me, let me describe it to you in all of it’s cheesy glory. Picture two perfectly toasted slices of thick sourdough bread (most likely drenched in butter, or at least one can hope), stuffed with melting swiss, provolone, cheddar and gorgonzola cheese. The sandwich is served alongside fruit chutney and tangy dijon mustard.
It’s worth every single last crumb and if you ever are in Austin, I highly recommend stopping. Heck, this grilled cheese is pretty much worth the cost of the flight alone.
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Well if there was one photograph to be taken, that was it. I <3 Grilled Cheese!
That looks delicious!
We love Blue Star too. They have a great brunch menu. Funky part of town, but isn’t everywhere in Austin funky? So many great places to eat. Where else did you eat?
You have just triggered a mad craving for a grilled cheese sandwich over here. I think I know what I’m having for dinner!
omfg. you’re gonna have to recreate that and give us the recipe.
i checked out blue star’s website and want to eat everything on their menu. crispy artichoke hearts? yes please.
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Looks amazing! Grilled cheese is my favorite! It looks like they cut it into strips too…better for dipping into the mustard! Yum!
That sandwich looks amazing…but even better are the “sauces” I see to the side. I LOVE sauces to dip my sandwich bites into or even more heavenly, dipping sweet potato fries in (my fave!!).
This past week I have been on a sandwich kick! Picture this….toasted bread slathered in my special sauce (mayo based, of course), romaine lettuce, sliced tomato (sans seeds/mush
, carmelized onions & crispy hormone-free bacon!! Ohhh….heaven. I very much want to take a picture of it & blog it….but once it’s made, I simply can’t take the time. It must reach my mouth!! 
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I love grilled cheese sandwiches! THAT LOOKS AMAZING!:)
That grilled cheese does look might tasty!!
I’ve been seriously craving grilled cheese for awhile now. I almost ordered it at the BBQ restaurant I was in in Tucson but I just couldn’t pass up brisket!
The manfriend is going to A&M next year and I just sent him this link to try. I wish I could go!
mmm i love this sandwich! glad you could enjoy it. i hope you had a great time in Austin!
“Grilled” and “Cheese” must be two of the best words in the English language!
Yummy grilled cheese!! I want one now!!!!! with a bowl of your tomato soup hahahahah
They say the simplest food is the hardest to make perfect, but that sandwich sounds pretty damn perfect!!
looks amazing!!!!
slow…your hair looks great!! i love the cut!
The sandwich looks delicious! I miss living in Austin
That definitely looks like the best. Holy cow.
Grilled cheese sandwiches would have to be one of my all time favourites. So simple yet so delicious
I’d go anywhere for a good grilled cheese sandwich. This looks delicious!
Ohhh now I’m craving grilled cheese!!! Nothing like grilled cheese & tomato soup! Classic
As long as you enjoyed your vacation, that’s all that matters!
That does look like one heck of a grilled cheese sandwich!!! Glad you could share that picture with us! YUM!
I used to live so close to Blue Star!! Oh how I miss that place – great food, great prices and super nice staff. Sounds like you visited Hello Cupcake too – that was walking distance from my house…you can imagine how tempting it was to go every day.
Your description of the sandwich is making me drool! I can almost taste the grilled cheese. Almost.
I need to go to Blue Star Cafe STAT!
Blue Star is yummy! I just discovered a Baptiste yoga studio right next door {Breath & Body} that I’m living at right now. Love that part of town!
The sandwich looks awesome. Just the thought of tyring to recreate it this weekend makes up for the lack of other food photos!
I feel like I’ve been seeing WAY too many pictures of melted cheese lately. I don’t think it’s helping my already existing obsession. Did you know that there’s a restaurant in Toronto dedicated solely to making different varieties of grilled cheese sandwiches? I saw it on the blog “The Great Balancing Act.” I was so jealous when I read about it. Melted cheese = love.
Hey Jenna! Where is your dress from? Love it!
Oh. my. yum.
You are hilarious! I just found your blog and feel like we are long lost best friends. Not in a creepy way. I can’t wait to keep reading all of the fun stuff you have to say.
I’m not crazy about grilled cheese sandwiches (lactose-intolerant and cheese is a big trigger for me) but my boyfriend is crazy about grilled cheese sandwiches. I told him about this one and he’s all for it except he asked about the homemade ketchup. It’s from a restaurant in Montreal (Olive et Gourmando) that serves a grilled cheese with homemade ketchup and he was sold. Nothing has compared to that sandwich ever since.
I’m slightly upset this wasn’t posted sooner because I’ve been to Austin these last three weekends and now I can’t stop drooling after seeing that photo. *Wipes drool* Next time.
A perfect grilled cheese is hard to master…sign me up!
mmm, i love anything cheesy and this looks absolutely fabulous! yum!
That looks so good! I live in Dallas, so luckily a trip to Austin would be a very reasonable idea ;p
Random thought, but your hair looks super cute!
Y’know I was thinking if one’s job is a blogger – then is there an expectation to produce consistently daily…?
And then I thought – it would have to be like every other job – there should be vacations and breaks.
And you should do what you want and feel in your heart.
Besides, photographing everything and having to stop and apply everything you see and do in life? That’s really NOT living in the moment.
..and thanks a lot – now I want to go to Austin for cheese. And bread. Melted.
Grilled cheese and chutney sounds genius! I need to plan an austin trip pronto
That does sound like the perfect grilled cheese! I love anything with gorgonzola…and fruit compote? That is gorgonzola’s perfect match!
there is a direct correlation between how good a sandwich is and what shape it is cut into
…and I have officially added it to my “restaurants to try” list.
Unfortunately, since I DO live in Austin…that list is VERY VERY long…
Two words: Mouth. Watering.
A recreation of this grilled cheese sandwich of God-given buttery, melted goodness has just been added to my must-do list. Now if I can only break myself away from staring at it long enough…
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Not much is better than a perfect grilled cheese!
Why hasn’t anyone commented yet on how hilarious the picture of you and Adam is? Looks like he took the last bite of your grilled cheese.
I’ve recently rekindled my love of grilled cheese at the Fig Cafe. Theirs has grilled onions and grainy mustard on it. And the fries are really good!
oh my goshness. i thought that the picture of the grilled cheese by itself was gorgeousness, but dude your description of the sandwich? priceless!
oh.my.FREAKING GOSH ! i live in austin & have long claimed this as the best grilled cheese sandwich, um, ever…and now i feel even more justified !! thank you.
Lucky for me I live in Austin! Yee haw!
Grilled cheese (and tomato soup) is my fave. Can’t go wrong.
That looks so good! It makes me want to make grilled cheese for lunch tomorrow…I just might
gonna have to agree, based on the looks of that sandwich!
Grilled cheese is defiantly one of my top five guilty pleasures. So delicious!
Sorry Jenna! But the world’s best grilled cheese resides in Cambridge, MA at Crema Cafe! Monterey Jack & Gruyere with avocado, caramelized onions, and bacon – OMG!
Maybe subconsciously, you realized that nothing else would compare to the grilled cheese and so just stopped with that.
That is one mean looking grilled cheese. Yum!
Ok, now I am craving a grilled cheese… thanks Jenna
That looks SO GOOD!!!!!!
Grilled cheese is so darn good, but I’ve never ordered it in a restaurant before. I’m always worried it will be hard, or plain tasting. I need to expand my grilled cheese tasting horizon, and you have inspired me!
You described it perfectly. Even though I JUST had breakfast, I am literally drooling. Delish!
Lovely post…. !
The best grilled cheese in the world is actually from a cart in Borough Market, in London (the cart is called Kappacasein). Really. I’ve eaten them in every corner of the globe, and that’s the best.
That looks amazing!!!!!
U and Adam are so flipping cute!!!!!
I’ve been to Blue Star about two dozen times and never even thought of trying the grilled cheese sammie! I can’t believe what I’ve been missing. Thinking of going for lunch today…
Thanks for the tip!
I went to First Watch for a late breakfast today! I looked at the menu and saw a grilled 5 cheese sandwich and had to order it after reading your post! It was amazing! Swiss, Havarti, Monterrey Jack and Cheddar on Parmesan crusted sourdough bread! So So good! Never would have ordered it if I hadn’t just read your post!
Love grilled cheese sandwiches! Especially the ones with butter stacked upon butter! Yum!
I have never read a more glorious description of a grilled cheese sandwich! haha I’m not that big a fan of grilled cheese, but you made me want to eat one! Sounds delicious
That looks insanely good!! Love your hair!
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