Top stories published by Commander in Cheese in 2016

It’s Super Tuesday, y’all! In theory, the results from today’s primaries and caucuses will weed out the candidates whose campaigns are floundering. But as we all know, Theory went to visit her cousin Reason who has been studying abroad in Anywhere But Here since a certain coiffed pile of money announced…

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Jan 4, 2016

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams, “Old Man Eloquent,” was a man of many contradictions. Accordingly, we salute him with not just one, but two, grilled cheese sandwiches.

The son of John Adams and his significantly-cooler wife, Abigail Adams, John Quincy hailed from Massachusetts. To…

Erin Grace Burns in Commander in Cheese

Feb 23, 2016

Ted Cruz

Greetings, loyal Grilled Cheesers! Continuing our brief hiatus from past presidents, we continue to delve into current presidential candidates.

Today, corresponding to the Nevada Republican primary, we honor Ted Cruz, in grilled cheese form.

Erin Grace Burns in Commander in Cheese

Jan 20, 2016

Zachary Taylor

This week’s Commander-in-Cheese highlights “Old Rough and Ready” himself, Zachary Taylor, army veteran, and the second president to die in office (though to his credit, he made it 16 times longer than Harrison did), possibly also from Washington’s open sewers.

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Mar 22, 2016

Bernie Sanders

It’s Super Tuesday Jr. today and fresh on the heels of voting,

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Jan 12, 2016

James K. Polk

Today Commander-in-Cheese explores the aggressively expansionist “Manifest Destiny” policies of James K. Polk, who stretched America’s reach to the Pacific Ocean. We’ll simultaneously embrace our less-problematic ManiFEAST Destiny: to grilled cheese!

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Mar 9, 2016

Marco Rubio

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Jan 27, 2016

Millard Fillmore

We first meet young Millard Gilmore as a studious 15-year-old girl, living with her quippy young mother a charming, quirky New England town…

I’m sorry? Oh, it’s Fillmore?

These were the top 10 stories published by Commander in Cheese in 2016. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2016 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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Commander in Cheese

A gastronomical journey through America’s presidential history. Every Tuesday until the 2016 election, we’ll share a new grilled cheese recipe, inspired by our nation’s executive branch.

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