Local celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn is up to his ears in annoyed foodies and free hugs after a long day of mixed opinions shared by major media outlets around town. He told People’s District in an interview that “It is nice to be in a second-tier city where you can be a big fish in a small pond.” Within a few hours of publication Chef Spike was tweeting damage control saying “Things get taken out of context, DC is sometimes regarded as a 2nd tier city in the food world, but that is changing.” Ouch. Out of context means you really did call DC second tier. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Yours just isn’t very popular today.
A few years ago Spike told Capitol Spice Blog “Sometimes I’m annoying, sometimes I’m scheming, sometimes I’m funny. Whatever.” He was talking about how Top Chef had edited his appearances on the show but it seems to apply here too. He’s human and sometimes an annoying one. Just like DC is sometimes a second tier city. Right, Spike?
