In the previous episode of top Chef Canada, there was a challenge regarding elimination. Where the remaining contestants have to make innovative and creative pizza recipes. These pizzas are going to get served. to the judges and the 70 diners.
This was the challenge where two guest judges were found to come. The two judges were.
Chef Wylie Defresne runs Stretch Pizza And Chef Spike Mendelsohn owns We The Pizza.
Both are experts in their fields. These chefs are best known because of their delicious pizzas.
14 years ago, chef Spike Mendelsohn was on the top Chef season. He was hard to recognise because previously 14 years ago he always used to wear a brim hat.
Without his fedora viewers did not recognise him. He came in the top Chef Chicago in 2008. He came in fifth place at 27 years old. Spike was the youngest chef in that show.
The winner was Stephanie Izard. However the runners-up along with Spike were Lisa Fernandes, Richard Blais and Antonia Lofaso. The reason for spikes losing was because of scallops he used frozen scallops into the walk-in fridge.
After that Spike Mendelson was again invited to the show’s culinary competition of season eight. He was eliminated due to fair competition and he was the fifth chef who was eliminated in that season.
Currently, Spike is living in Washington DC. He has many restaurants under his name. He is also operating a podcast with the name of “in the weeds”.
In the podcast, he gathers up new chefs, restaurant owners and Food industry specialists. Where he introduced them about their struggles and chaos behind every recipe and drink that they serve to their customers.
He wants to show that there is a lot of competition and work goes behind every dish that you love. He married in 2014 and had a son immediately after 2015. His wife got cancer. Spike kept informing the audience on social media about his wife’s recovery. She just completed her chemotherapy for the second time.
His son is a part of his journey all along. He runs a segment with his son on Instagram with the name “hey dad I’m hungry”.
All in all the chef has an inspiring journey. He kept inspiring us with his ups and downs. Even after so much struggle he didn’t back down and kept his journey going.
That is why he came as a guest judge so that people who are struggling can take lessons from his life and learn something fun and inspiring from his journey. Because nothing gets you through a hard back bending life journey but a shimmering hope and inspiring soul.
