One South Jersey Diner Goes All Out For ‘Grilled Cheese Month’

April 12, 2012 1:08 PM

(Kevin Sperlunto with one of the grilled cheese variations being served at the Pop Shop in Collingswood, NJ. Credit: Hadas Kuznits)

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By Hadas Kuznits

COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. (CBS) — It’s National Grilled Cheese Month! And today is National Grilled Cheese Day!

One South Jersey restaurant is taking this so-called holiday quite seriously.

The Pop Shop, in Collingswood, NJ, is known for its grilled cheese sandwiches, especially since their grilled cheese “throwdown” a few years ago with celebrity chef Bobby Flay.

“We were airing a show for the Food Network,” recalls Pop Shop assistant manager Kevin Sperlunto. “They contacted Bill and Connie, the owners, and they wanted to do a segment. They told us it was going to be a Coca-Cola party, and he ended up walking through the door — it was a throwdown with Bobby Flay for grilled cheese! So we had no idea, we were completely surprised.”

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Sperlunto says they take pride in their grilled cheese sandwiches, especially during National Grilled Cheese Month.

“Every year we’ve had this. We take it very seriously.”

They even have a calendar featuring 30 grilled cheese specialties in 30 days.

“We had the ‘loaded potato grilled cheese,’ ” Sperlunto tells KYW Newsradio. “Coming up we’ll have the ‘crabby patty grilled cheese.’ My favorite one, the one I’m looking forward to most, would definitely be the ‘taco grilled cheese.’ “