Article: When it comes to comfort food, the grilled cheese sandwich is in a league of its own.(The Orlando Sentinel)

Byline: Heather McPherson

From the get-go, it has a primal ooze that shifts the body into comfort zone overdrive.

At its essence are two simple ingredients: A carb crunch followed by a liquid blanket of calcium.

And now the humble grilled cheese sandwich is evolving from home-style to haute cuisine.

"I always think of (Venice's) Harry's Bar sandwiches: tiny little rectangles, oozing a cheesy filling," says Marlena Spieler, whose book "Grilled Cheese: 50 Recipes to Make You Melt" will be published by Chronicle Books in the fall. "Or pain levain (classic French country bread) filled with Beaufort cheese and mushroom sauce, and then I ...

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