About Spike Mendelsohn

The son of restaurateurs, Spike Mendelsohn was destined for a culinary career. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and trained in restaurants from New York to Napa Valley. Spike was a top contender in Season 4 of Top Chef and returned to compete in Top Chef All Stars: Season 8. He opened Washington D.C.’s Good Stuff Eatery in 2008, and his first book, The Good Stuff Cookbook, is full of the classic American comfort food featured at his restaurant. @spikethechef

Cheddar cheese sauce being ladled over a chili-topped burger.

Cheddar Cheese Sauce

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So satiatingly superlative, this cheese sauce is going to whisper seductively to you to ladle it onto everything. And we do mean everything.

A chili cheddar burger on a bun half with cheese sauce being poured over it.

Chili-Cheddar Burger

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This compelling chili and Cheddar burger is what it is. No apologies. Simply wrap your hands around the messy spectacularness and settle in for the real deal.

A glass dish of beef chili topped with cheddar cheese sauce and a dollop of sour cream with a spoon resting inside.

Chipotle Beef Chili with Cheddar Cheese Sauce

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How do we love the sweetly spicy heat of this chipotle chili? Let us count the ways. Smothered in Cheddar cheese and sour cream. Ladled over burgers. Loaded on potato skins. Plopped atop tortilla chips.