Hearty grilled cheese + A massive slice of pizza
Happy Friday, and welcome back to Let’s Dish — your one-stop shop for all things eats in Kansas City.
This week, Star reporters bring us their favorite hand-helds: My colleague Lisa bites into the robust grilled cheese at Best Regards Bakery & Cafe, and J.M. tells us about the giant pizza slices at The Combine.
Plus, stick around for a mouthwatering suggestion from one of our readers.
Paradise Bacon Grilled Cheese at Best Regards
Once, the employees at Best Regards Bakery & Cafe in Overland Park did a little math to figure out how many combinations of grilled cheese sandwiches they could make from all the artisan breads, cheeses and add-ons they have on hand. Grand total: More than 52,000.
A grilled cheese sandwich topped with Paradise bacon on thick-sliced, homemade sourdough bread at Best Regards Bakery & Cafe, 6759 W. 119th St., Overland Park. The sourdough bread, which is made from scratch, takes three days to make.
To reporter Lisa Gutierrez, their Paradise Bacon Grilled Cheese ticks all the boxes of what makes a great sandwich.
Warm and hearty, this $10.50 sandwich is studded with thick-sliced bacon and made with sourdough bread, which is purposefully sliced thicker than the cafe’s first generation of grilled cheeses.
The bacon is meaty, not salty but a little sweet. It’s the star, but the cheeses are worthy supporting actors. There are two kinds — sliced havarti and shredded, aged extra-sharp cheddar. The havarti melts nicely, and the cheddar adds a little punch.
Before grilling, the outside of each slice of bread is brushed with softened European butter, which has higher butterfat than American butter and adds a slight tang. It’s packed with flavor — and a great story.
Read more about it here.
Custom Pizza Slice at The Combine
The Combine, a Black-owned restaurant on Troost, has been Star reporter J.M. Banks’ go-to place lately, for any occasion. His regular order is the Custom Slice, Buffalo wings and an old fashioned: It’s simple and it’s…
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