We’ve added a new page to the Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship website:  2013 Photos.  Check on some of the first photos we’ve posted.  More to come!

Amateur: Classic                        1st Place       MARK LANDGRAF 2nd Place     LISA HAY 3rd Place      KAILEY LANCELLO   Professional: Classic                  1st Place       KATHERINE REHFELDT 2nd Place     FARHAT SIDDIQUI 3rd Place      TUD BOWDEN   Amateur: Classic Plus One         1st Place       LANCE ORR 2nd Place     BILL KOEPCKE 3rd Place      MARK LANDGRAF [...]

Otter Creek Organic Farm is the latest farmer to enter the competition and be an exhibitor at the 2nd annual Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship.  Our friend, Gary Zimmer, will be featuring some of the Farm’s seasonal cheddars made for them by Cedar Grove Cheese. At Otter Creek, healthy soils and healthy animals are their top [...]

Full Compass is helping us out by donating part of the cost of this year’s PA System! Full Compass Systems grew out of a professional sound studio that began operation in 1971 in Madison, Wisconsin.   The founder, Jonathan Lipp, provided commercial recording services to both local and regional clients. In 1977, he founded and incorporated [...]

Two weeks out and we have some open competition slots.  So, we are bending the rules and letting amateurs and professionals compete in all 4 heats!  So, feel free to go back in to Eventbrite (http://2013grilledcheesewisconsin.eventbrite.com) and register for more competitive fun!

We’re proud to announce that Hook’s Cheese Company of Mineral Point is a sponsor for the second year in a row!  Tony and Julie Hook make excellent cheeses in their Mineral Point factory.  Their 10 year cheddar won 1st place at the 2006 American Cheese Society Show, the only 10 year cheddar to get a [...]

The Best of Show prize for amateur competitors at this year’s Grilled Cheese Championship is a special treat.  The winner will receive a prize package from the Rittenhouse Inn in Bayfield, Wisconsin.  The package includes a  1-night’s stay in a luxury tier guest room with a king bed, Lake Superior view, private bath and whirlpool [...]

Something Special from Wisconsin, the state’s signature agriculture program that supports local farmers, value-added food processors, entrepreneurs, and local communities, will be sponsoring the Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship once again.  Lois Federman, the program’s director, will be staffing the booth once again and cheering on contestants!  Thanks, Lois and DATCP! www.somethingspecialwi.com

Colonel Wundo (aka Tud Bowden) has donated 12 bottles of his famous Wundoemus Spice Blend to given away as door prizes at this year’s event.  Colonel Wundo will be returning with his daughter, Bryn, to defend his title in the professional-classic plus one heat!  Last year, Colonel Wundo even played a saw during the event.  [...]

Pioneer Dairy Club is an organization that consists of around 50 active members that have an interest in the dairy industry. The club’s biggest activity and fundraiser is the Pioneer Dairy Club Sale which is a consignment sale held in the middle of October. Club members do all the work for the sale; including fitting [...]