InsideHook: Follow This Recipe for the Best Grilled Cheese You’ve Ever Had

If you want to seriously one-up your grilled cheese skills, take a page out of the cookbooks of les Français and turn your attention to the croque madame. This broiled ham-and-cheese sandwich is the ideal hangover remedy, complete with a runny fried egg on top. And at Michele’s, chef Matt Baker’s team has got the technique down pat.

The sandwich begins, in truly decadent French fashion, not with bread, but rather thick slices of brioche.

“We joke that butter is Chef Matt’s favorite ingredient,” says chef de cuisine Rachel Bindel. “Using rich, buttery brioche compliments the ham and cheese and creates a tender sandwich.”