Press & Media
“This restaurant takes one item and makes it incredibly well…And the setting is appealing, too. This is really a fun place. It’s very open and airy and has an industrial chic look.”
- USA Today, April 2012 Ten Great Places to Bite into A Surprising Sandwich
“[THE Moscone] is definitely a foodie sandwich. It’s got ingredients that demand your attention.”
- People Magazine, April 2011
“[They have] matured the dish, taking it to a level of adult grilled cheese perfection that will completely overshadow any trace memories you have of thin cheese sammies that linger in your subconscious. Think gourmet cheeses, local produce, and levain bread that would make Baby Jesus cry…Get thee to the American Grilled Cheese Kitchen as soon as possible.”
- Bay Area Bites, KQED Public Radio, January 2011
“Tech geeks come for well-constructed sandwiches like the Mousetrap, with cheddar, havarti and Monterey Jack on artisanal sourdough.”
- Food & Wine, November 2010, Best U.S. Restaurant Openings
“American Grilled Cheese Kitchen, located in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood three blocks east of AT&T Park, has become a lunch hot spot for hipsters and professionals because of its namesake: artisanal grilled cheese sandwiches”
- Wall Street Journal, June 2010
“The crème fraîche-enriched, crouton-topped smoky tomato soup is delicious… and [The American] does manage to serve up finger-glossing slices of warm comfort”
-SF Weekly, May 2010
“With two degrees from MIT, Gibson is a kind of grilled cheese engineer”
- SF Weekly, January 2010
“We’ll try to write this through the tears of joy streaming down our face and pooling on our laptop. [We have] word that a store devoted solely to the fine art of grilled cheese sandwiches will be opening up in South Park.”
- SFist, November 2009
Press Information
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Video
The Cooking Channel, “Unique Eats”, February 2011
CBS Eye on The Bay, “Unique Stores: THE AMERICAN Grilled Cheese Kitchen”, February 2011
THE AMERICAN Grilled Cheese Kitchen; Recipes and Cooking Demonstrations from Commander-in-Cheese Heidi Gibson via Tillamook.com
THE AMERICAN: Now Open, May 2010
1st 8th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational, April 2010
Intro to THE AMERICAN Grilled Cheese Kitchen, March 2010
