"Have you ever tried a Monte Cristo sandwich? I feel like this is the boss of toasted cheese sarmies. Popularised in southern California, everything about it is just naughty! It’s a ham and grilled cheese, but it’s also dipped in egg and fried. And then it’s dusted with icing sugar, and often drizzled generously with maple syrup. The real stuff. So, to say it’s indulgent is to state the obvious. But it’s a baddie that you’ve gotta fry, I mean try, at least once. I put mozzarella in every grilled cheese because you want to get that oozy cheese pull. I’ve paired it up with one of my faves – nutty, sweet mature Cheddar from Barbers, England. You can use any bread, but I chose Woolies’ crushed wheat sourdough, which is especially good for this. I used beechwood-smoked gypsy ham, which you can really replace with anything, bacon maybe, or just more cheese!" – Khanya Mzongwana