Grilled cheese is definitely having a moment in London. Though ‘toasties’ have long been prevalent in the UK and Irish palette, American-style, thickly sliced sandwiches with ooey, gooey stringy cheese are definitely top of street food lovers’ lists of late. So comforting, so greasy, so cheesily fulfilling – sooo much grilled cheese.
We’re a dab hand at visiting London markets, as you’ve already read, and we’ve seen them crop up massively in the last few years in a number of guises and a couple of the stalls we outlined below have been offered residencies and catered to lavish events with their grr-chzz. In celebration of the humble grilled cheese sandwich, here’s a recipe…