From poutine to strawberry habanero-inspired sandwiches, the 10th Annual Grilled Cheese Experience’s menu includes every crispy-crunchy, ooey-gooey grilled creation a cheese fantasy could encompass. With multiple restaurants offering gluten and dairy free options — and even pressed juice at Lovely in Springfield — there are no excuses for missing out on this unique taste of the Eugene area.
Last February, FOOD For Lane County, the second largest food bank in Oregon, raised more than $25,000 with the event, Dawn Marie Woodward, FFLC’s media relations coordinator and Grilled Cheese Experiences organizer, tells Eugene Weekly.
Bacon Jam Philly Fish Grilled Cheese by Fisherman’s Market (only available at 7th Ave. location).
The nonprofit distributes donated and purchased food to 30 different food pantries in the county and assists about 85,000 people per year with its services. Those in need of healthy and nutritious foods can pick up a box at any of FFLC’s partner agencies.
“There are just so many factors why somebody needs extra help with food, and we just need to be there as a food bank, to be available. We’re a community resource that people can lean on,” Woodward says.
By Amelia Winkelman