![]() ![]() More on Mendelsohn and PLNT Burger can be found here, here and here. On January 20, 2022, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chef Spike Mendelsohn via Zoom, as embedded below. He is the chef and owner of multiple restaurants: Good Stuff Eatery, Santa Rosa Taqueria, and We, The Pizza in Washington, D.C. best known as the fifth-place finisher of the, which aired 20082009. Next week, the first New York City location of PLNT Burger opens up - more information about that is embedded below via Instagram - joining 10 other locations across the U.S. Evangelos Spiros 'Spike' Mendelsohn (born December 15, 1980) is a Washington, D.C. Spike’s newest restaurant, PLNT Burger, is dedicated to crafting and redefining some of America’s favorite foods without the use of any animal products. ![]() Following the opening of Good Stuff Eatery, Spike opened up We, The Pizza, Béarnaise and Santa Rosa Taqueria. This success inspired a cookbook ( The Good Stuff Cookbook) and multiple locations across the country and overseas. His burger joint quickly became a favorite of political elites, including President Barack Obama. In 2008, Chef Spike Mendelsohn opened up the first restaurant in his culinary empire on Washington DC’s Capitol Hill: Good Stuff Eatery. Other TV credits include hosting Midnight Feast and Food Network’s Kitchen Sink. After making his television debut on Bravo TV’s Top Chef, Mendelsohn went on to appear on several other cooking-related shows, including Life After Top Chef, Iron Chef America, Late Night Chef Fight and Beat Bobby Flay. After graduating from the Culinary Institute Of America, Mendelsohn worked with some of the world’s most renowned chefs and restaurateurs, including Gerard Boyer, Thomas Keller, Sirio Maccioni and Drew Nieporent. This program is presented in partnership with the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington. carnage of the Thirty-Years War in the 1620s caused a spike in immigration of Ashkenazic Jews. To mark the fifth annual Jewish American Heritage Month, Joan Nathan and Spike Mendelsohn will explore the rich tapestry of more than three centuries of Jewish cooking in America. By Darren Paltrowitz 0 Chef Spike Mendelsohn On The Growth Of PLNT Burger, His Early Days As A Chef, “MXC” & MoreĬhef Spike Mendelsohn’s career spans nearly three decades, with success found as a chef, restaurateur, television personality, product developer, podcaster and consultant. 61 This begs the question, then: was Mendelssohn a Jew. ![]()
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