Making a Living off Grilled Cheese - Having Fun in Colorado

11/13/2010

Making a Living off Grilled Cheese

This story is crazy, Taken from the "NY Post"  I do have to say that I'm going to try his little trick for the crispy sandwich. 


'The underground chef takes orders by text message, cooks his sandwiches on the stove in his brother's East Village apartment, and then meets his customers on street corners. 
 
"I feel like a drug dealer because I'm handing people a paper bag and they're handing me cash," the unlicensed cheese pusher, who, fearing reprisals from the Health Department

The sandwiches go for between $5 to $7 depending on the type of cheese and bread or the addition of extras like bacon or jalapeños.

He grills in a pan with unsalted butter, then wraps the sandwiches in tin foil and pops them into a 500-degree oven for a few minutes to achieve maximum crispiness -- a trick he learned from his father.

It started with just a few friends, but now Ronnie is grilling 40 sandwiches a day, he said -- a volume he can barely keep up with.

A customer is quoted as saying:  "The sound the sandwich makes when you bite into it is incredible. There's a crispy buttered top, and then the bread is soft and the cheese strings out. It's better than any grilled cheese my mom ever made."

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