Butcher & the Boar's lobster grilled cheese: 50 Favorite Dishes, no. 36

Downtown meatery Butcher & the Boar is a real sausage fest in many ways, but ironically the most memorable dish at Butcher & the Boar was one of the only ones they serve with no pork in it whatsoever. 

This sandwich is a definite knife-and-forker, and so rich it's almost better to share it. The fun starts with two buttery-edged pieces of Texas Toast (which you can also get as a side here for sopping up gastrique, cheddar ale sauce, and serrano pesto), which get loaded up with sort of a warm lobster salad that includes several kinds of melty cheese and a scattering of chives. It sounds simple because it is. Just a handful of luxurious ingredients combined into an unabashedly, shamelessly decadent sandwich. The thick bread absorbs just enough of the creamy sauce to become pliable, but it's still sturdy enough to provide a bit of contrasting crunch. 

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