Spike Mendelsohn is the chef and owner of multiple restaurants: Good Stuff Eatery, Santa Rosa Taqueria, and We, The Pizza in Washington, DC In the summer of 2017, Mendelsohn closed his restaurant Bearnaise in Washington's Capitol Hill and opened Santa Rosa Taqueria in its place.
17 Facts About Spike Mendelsohn
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In 2019, Mendelsohn opened PLNT Burger, a vegan restaurant featuring Beyond Meat, inside Whole Foods Market in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Spike Mendelsohn's mother is Greek and his father is Jewish.
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In 1993, when Spike Mendelsohn was thirteen years old, his family moved to Seville, Spain.
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In 2005, Spike Mendelsohn graduated from the Culinary Institute of America.
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Spike Mendelsohn has since worked for culinary chefs such as Gerard Boyer in Reims, France; Thomas Keller of The French Laundry and Bouchon in Napa Valley, California; Sirio Maccioni of Le Cirque; and Drew Neiporent's Mai House in New York City.
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Spike Mendelsohn made his television debut on Bravo TV's television series Top Chef: Chicago.
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Spike Mendelsohn was featured on other television shows, such as Bravo TV's Life After Top Chef and Top Chef: All Stars, Food Network's Iron Chef America and Spike TV's Bar Rescue.
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In 2010, Spike Mendelsohn was featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine giving his five dating tips.
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Spike Mendelsohn was selected as one of the chefs to compete in Food Network's Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs in the fall of 2011 and asked back to compete in Food Network's Next Iron Chef: Redemption season that aired in November 2012.
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Spike Mendelsohn appeared on shows such as Good Morning America, The View, Rachael Ray, and VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live.
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In February 2014, Spike Mendelsohn appeared on The Queen Latifah Show.
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In 2009, Spike Mendelsohn created his "Prez Obama Burger" in honor of President Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural celebration.
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Spike Mendelsohn has served as chair of the Washington, DC, "DC Food Policy Council" since his appointment by mayor Muriel Bowser in February 2015.
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In 2010, Spike Mendelsohn published a cookbook named The Good Stuff Cookbook with his sister Micheline Spike Mendelsohn.
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In February 2013, Spike Mendelsohn hosted a celebrity chef beach volleyball tournament at the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival, an annual wine and spirits event showcasing many of the world's top chefs, spirits producers, and culinary personalities.
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In 2019, Spike Mendelsohn opened PLNT Burger, a vegan restaurant featuring Beyond Meat, inside Whole Foods Market in Silver Spring, Maryland.