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Not that it'll be that hard. Jumbo Slice-bashing aside, former Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn is planning to branch out from his signature Good Stuff Eatery's burgers into another facet of the upscale fast food trend: pizza. He's been eating his way through New York's pizza in order to "research" the new establishment, which will open in the next three to four months, according to a journal he kept last week for New York Magazine.

Former Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn packed the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue on Sunday, the first night of Hanukkah, for a lesson in latkes. At Latke Mania, the reality TV personality turned Good Stuff Eatery burger slinger earned laughs lighting a menorah with a butane torch, struggling through candle lighting prayers he said he stayed up all night learning, and bantering with his sous chef for the evening—his mom.

Tune in to Bravo tonight at 10 p.m. to cheer on local Top Chef cheftestant Carla Hall and her ridiculously awesome hair. The show's new season, which was filmed for the first time in New York, premieres tonight. And for those who can't get enough, Good Stuff Eatery's Spike Mendelsohn will be chatting about the premiere episode tomorrow on Washingtonian.com.

The media has long been hovering around former Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn and his D.C. burger joint, Good Stuff Eatery. The latest is this WTOP report about health violations at the restaurant. According to the story, the restaurant was cited for storing beef in the alley behind the restaurant; photos of buns by the dumpster have apparently surfaces. Mendelsohn explained that they were in the alley for only a few minutes after a delivery.

       

It has been a little over a week since Good Stuff Eatery opened and the hoopla surrounding Capitol Hill's newest burger joint has been monumental. Last night, owners Spike Mendelsohn and his family celebrated the official opening with a red carpet ribbon cutting and - a treat for D.C.'s reality TV fans - a mini-reunion of his fellow Top Chef contestants.