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.

Other citations recently received by Good Stuff included things like hand washing facilities not being accessible to employees, cutting board that were not properly sanitized, and food not properly segregated, separated and protected.

These types of citations are fairly commonplace in the industry; Mendelsohn just happens to be a celebrity. In a way, he appears to be a victim of his own media machine and success. Even so, he may want to consider emptying out some extra space in his ugly hat storage room for food supplies.