![]() On the lighter side there are grilled watermelon, yuzu and feta salad with fried goat cheese and dried cranberry and almond wedge salad, where the Greek influence shines brightly. Uncle D’s Chili and Cheddar Burger is a thankful nod to Great Uncle Denny. There are no fewer than eleven different takes on mayonnaise in the book, from chipotle to pomegranate and my personal favorite, Old Bay.įrom long-time New Yorker pal and grill partner Brian, he gets Big B’s Baked Beans. If you’ve ever eaten at his lines-out-the-door Good Stuff Eatery you know that he has reached people by serving honest, homey, un-pretentious food - albeit with an original twist. He has become a man who believes in inclusion, a generous ambassador of his food knowledge and philosophy. There is a tender tribute to sister and co-author, Micheline, to whom he writes “To say I could never have done this book without you, is like calling the sky blue.” His grandfather - “Papou, whose love was like an heirloom passed down” - and grandmother, Zas, who started his love of food and people since the day he first washed dishes in the family’s restaurants, are showered with his adoration and respect. “The restaurant is the epitome of family,” he avows. But it is his warm descriptions of family and the integral part they have played in his career that tell of Spike, the man. He begins as most authors do, with acknowledgement of agents’ guidance and chefs’ inspiration. His new books were stacked for signing on a small table when a word bubble floated aimlessly over my head: “Can a cookbook with hamburger recipes really captivate jaded foodies in a fresh and creative way?” The answer would hang in the air until I returned home. I’ve watched him jump from behind a searing grill on “Spike’d Sundays” at the Capitol Skyline Hotel pool on the hottest day of summer to hand off a burger and fries to a passing guest. I’ve always been impressed with Spike, his work ethic and his accessibility. Then he’ll stick around to make sure you liked it.įive days earlier I spoke with him at The Good Stuff Eatery, his restaurant on Capitol Hill, along with a small group from the press gathered for the launch of his latest project, “The Good Stuff Cookbook.” Surrounded by baskets of his farmhouse bacon cheeseburgers, crunchy tender “Village Fries,” and tall frosty toasted marshmallow milkshakes, he is humbled as usual by the attention lavished on him. Spike’s a down-to-earth real deal guy who, no matter how famous he has become, will still shake your hand, look you in the eye and flip your burger. He was doing a food demo on the sidewalks of New York with fellow Greek George Stephanopoulos. Isaac Van Meter House, a nearby historic home built in the late 18th century.Last Monday morning I watched Spike Mendelsohn on ABC’s “Good Morning America” from the luxury of my bed. Fort Van Meter (Hampshire County, West Virginia), an 18th-century frontier fort in named after Isaac Van Meter.Van Meter, a settlement in Pennsylvania and site of the 1907 Darr Mine Disasterīuildings named for people with this surname."The Heater from Van Meter", nickname baseball pitcher Bob Feller, native of Van Meter, Iowa.Steve Van Matre (born 1941), an American environmental activist.Joseph Van Matre (1828–1892), an American soldier.VanMeter (born 1958), an American judge in Kentucky Vicki Van Meter (1982–2008), an American pilot.Tom Van Meter (1943–1992), an American politician in Ohio.(1888–1937), American inventor of the backpack parachute and the ejection seat Josh VanMeter (born 1995), American baseball player.Jen Van Meter, an American comic book writer.Homer Van Meter (1905–1934), an American criminal and bank robber.Edwin Van Meter Champion (1890–1970), an American politician from Illinois.Anna Van Meter, an American psychologist.The surname is a toponym, meaning "from Meteren" in Gelderland, the Netherlands. ![]() ![]() Most are descendants of Jan Joosten van Meteren (1626–1704) who in 1662 settled in Wiltwijck, New Netherlands, now Kingston, New York. Van Meter, Van Metre, Van Mater and Van Matre are American surnames derived from the Dutch surname Van Meteren.
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