Celebrity Chef Spike Mendelsohn at June 7 Wine Dinner; $90 for Members

Chef Spike Mendelsohn of Good Stuff Eatery on Capitol Hill and his new cookbook will be featured at a June 7 dinner in the Reliable Source Restaurant. The five-course dinner with wine pairings is $90 for Club members and their guests, $110 for non-members.

Mendelsohn, who has appeared as a contestant on Top Chef and Iron Chef, trained at the Culinary Institute of America. His book "Good Stuff" is scheduled for publication over Memorial Day weekend.

He worked at Les Crayeres, a Michelin three-star restaurant in Reims, France, and studied in Vietnam before graduating with top honors at CIA. After graduation, Mendelsohn worked for chef Thomas Keller at his Bouchon restaurant in the Napa Valley. In New York, Mendelsohn worked at Le Cirque. Two years ago, Mendelsohn opened Good Stuff Eatery on Capitol Hill.

The five-course dinner created by Mendelsohn will highlight some recipes in his new cookbook. The reception is at 6:30 p.m.; dinner begins at 7 p.m. Mendelsohn will introduce each course and take questions from the guests.

The cookbook will be available for purchase, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library.

To reserve, please call 202-662-7638 or email [email protected] . The dinner, including tax and gratuity, is $90 per person for members and their guests, and $110 per person for non-members.