By Kristen Webster, Senior Communications Associate
Today is the day we celebrate all things good: bread, cheese and butter. These three perfectly paired ingredients come together to create a sandwich that is nothing short of “grate”. To celebrate this national holiday, we decided to dig into the DoorDash data to find out some interesting trends around grilled cheese.
Despite being our newest market it turns out, the Inland Empire area of California has the largest percent of grilled cheese orders, ranking them number one for their love of grilled cheese. They are followed by Manhattan, NY coming in second and Indianapolis, IN rounding out the top three, proving that the love of grilled cheese runs strong from coast to coast. (see the full list of top 10 markets below)
And though today marks the day we celebrate the grilling of heaps of cheese between two pieces of bread, we’ve found that in actuality, the day that most people are ordering in and eating grilled cheese is November 3rd. The cold weather and changing of the season most likely encourages people to put down the fork and salad and reach for the gooey comfort of cheesy goodness, causing the large spike of grilled cheese orders we see in November.
So, if you’re looking for a way to celebrate today — or any day throughout the year — here are a few highlights of the grilled cheese masterpieces you can find on DoorDash!
- The Jesse James, The Grilled Cheese Bandits — San Jose, CA
2. The Mac and Cheese Melt, Cheddar Grilled Cheese Co. — Northridge, CA.
3. The The Savoury Stuffed Waffle, Styo Dessert — Vancouver, Canada
Now stop drooling and get to celebrating already!
Top Grilled Cheese Loving Cities of 2017:
1. Inland Empire, CA
2. Manhattan, NY
3. Indianapolis, IN
4. SF Bay Area, CA
5. LA Valley, CA
6. Las Vegas, NV
7. Chicago, IL
8. Denver, CO
9. Sacramento, CA
10. Phoenix, AZ
It’s all Gouda On National Grilled Cheese Day was originally published in The DoorDash Dispatch on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.