Macaroni n' cheese (paid, places, inexpensive)

[Squidlo]

I think that the Mac and Cheese being "trendy" is just a rediscovery in some areas when it literally fell out of favor. I have noticed its a tradition and featured as a side dish in a lot of places (mainly BBQ) where I am living at this time. Regardless it certainly has a fan base.

[Minervah]

Originally Posted by Dude111

That stuff used tio be delicious!!!!!! -- I LOVED KRAFT!! (Sadly they changed the recipe and its not as good now)

I will pass that along to my nephew although the snack division is his fault.

[Dude111]

Thank you for pa$$ing it on

[khyron]

Originally Posted by Squidlo

I think that the Mac and Cheese being "trendy" is just a rediscovery in some areas when it literally fell out of favor.

Literally? What did it fall on? *confused*

[UrbanAdventurer]

Try it at Shanghai Tunnel. It's bomb. Don't try and eat the whole serving of it at one time though. Montage is obviously a viable option too.

[Squidlo]

Originally Posted by khyron

Literally? What did it fall on? *confused*

Years ago, Mac and Cheese was common and inexpensive. Something to be found at a cafeteria and or old lunch counters. "Fell onto obscurity" on menus along with the places that served it.

Anyone remember "Eve's Buffet?

I paid 13$ for an arguably fancy serving at a restaurant in September.

[Minervah]

I remember "Eve's Buffet." You could always depend upon mac and cheese being served there but I never had the nerve to try it. I used to eat there a couple of times a week.

[FSF]

Originally Posted by hamellr

I think it started with these guys: Dinner - Bistro Montage

Late night hipster hangout for over two decades now. They used to be open 24hrs, and there were lines around the block after the bars closed on weekends.

Other people saw their success and ran with it.

Huge thumbs up for this place. Not only is their mac and cheese terrific, it is literally two filling meals for less than $10. Also, they have IMO some really nice artwork on the walls.

[Larry Caldwell]

Some Abbys Pizza places have a lunch buffet that includes mac 'n cheese. Theirs is pretty good, with lots of cheese. Izzy's also has mac 'n cheese, but it's about a 2 on a scale of 1-10, really not worth eating.

[Deezus]

Originally Posted by hamellr

I think it started with these guys: Dinner - Bistro Montage

Late night hipster hangout for over two decades now. They used to be open 24hrs, and there were lines around the block after the bars closed on weekends.

Other people saw their success and ran with it.

Oh yeah, totally... The first time I visited Portland as a teenager in the 90s, people were telling me you had to go to Montage for some mac and cheese. I haven't been there for a few years, but I remember a lot of late night dining trips there over the last decade.

I think in a lot ways, the whole mac and cheese trend recently--along with things like grilled cheese food carts, is sort of a whole trend of sort of lowbrow comfort food that is kind of a reaction to all the other recent food trends of more eclectic high brow stuff like "Pan-Asian cuisine" or "Nuevo Latino". It's kind of a back to basics American culture thing that people can enjoy---I think for some people it's kind of reminiscent of their childhoods as well.