Los Angeles, CA Tillamook, the 101-year-old farmer-owned cooperative with the best-selling natural cheese brand in the West, is pleased to announce an exclusive cheese partnership with the 8th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational (GCI). Known for its high-quality, all-natural Cheddar cheese, which recently won first place in the 2010 World Cheese Championship Cheese Contest for Best Medium Cheddar in the World, combined with its reputation as the best-tasting cheese around, Tillamook is a natural fit for the 2010 Los Angeles Grilled Cheese Invitational, says Tim Walker, GCIs founder and chief instigator.
Tillamook is excited to be sponsoring this hugely popular event that celebrates one of Americas favorite foods the grilled cheese sandwich, says John Russell, senior director of marketing for Tillamook Cheese. Its also a tremendous opportunity for us to share our best-tasting Cheddar with thousands of cheese fans.
At this cheese-lovers mecca, attendees will have the opportunity to visit the Tillamook Pavilion and feast on complimentary grilled cheese samples, samples of its best-tasting cheddars as well as take home coupons for any Tillamook cheese product, recipe cards and much more. The attendees will also have the chance to experience the Loaf Love Tour, Tillamooks first-ever cross-country event designed to spread the loaf love by bringing its best-tasting cheese to the people. The Loaf Love Tour consists of a trio of mini-buses that were retrofitted from 1966 Standard VW Microbuses to resemble Baby Loafs of Tillamook Cheddar.
The Grilled Cheese Invitational, which started in 2003 as a bet between Founder Tim Walker and a group of his closest friends, has grown into a national movement dedicated to perfecting the art of grilled cheese. The wildly popular cooking contest attracts both professional and amateur grilled cheese competitors from across the country. The Grilled Cheese Invitational is just like any other high-stakes Olympic sporting event, except we get to eat the gold medals,” adds Walker. The 8th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational will be held at Los Angeles Center Studios in downtown Los Angeles on April 24th.
Source: Tillamook Cheese