NY Times bureau chief Jennifer Steinhauer explores the gooey world of LA grilled cheese sandwiches. She goes to a bunch of great places, she's not afraid of fat, and she slips in a bit of self-revelation that we've certainly never seen in the NYT before:

my cocktail waitress shift at Cheek to Cheek in Kalamazoo, Mich

If only she'd met Bill Maher for lunch.