City girl on the farm

A Foursquare user created a “Stuck in Traffic” location for Highway 92 in Half Moon Bay over the Labor Day Weekend. That windy road to the coast turns into a parking lot on holidays.

The crowds and the cloudy skies convinced us to spend Labor Day away from the beaches. Our innkeeper said we should check out the goat cheese operation at Harley Farms in Pescadero.

Monet
We sampled the creamy Monet and other chèvre products inside the cheese shop. Then we learned about the farm tour:
– Meet the goats!
– Tour the milking stations
– Wander through edible garden
– Make cheese
– Eat cheese

The shop worker had me at “make cheese.” We signed up for the tour.
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Serious Sandwich

When I need some simple and delicious, I turn to the grilled cheese sandwich.

In Lincoln, Nebraska, I tried the grilled cheese from Brother’s. American cheese melting over thick slices of white bread. This lunch warmed me up and helped me make through our first left of our Kansas-California roadtrip.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Now – I’m craving Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, 2.0.

My reporter buddy Suzanne tried out the Grilled Cheese Truck in Pasadena. I think I would wait 2-hours for 2 seriously good sandwiches.