Say (grilled) cheese

Brenda Roberts cannot explain the grilled cheese phenomenon.

Just about every American craves the warm, gooey sandwich from time to time. The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce even made it a centerpiece of this year’s newcomer’s social, adding a grilled cheese contest to their event lineup. On film, Johnny Depp famously whipped up a batch using an iron rather than a grill.

Yes, the simple sandwich can be prepared cheaply and quickly at home, yet people order it in Roberts’ restaurant almost every day.

“It’s gotta be the Kraft cheese,” the owner of D & B Café in Dix said with...