Chef Spike
Chef Spike
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Introducing Van Metre x Spike

After spending three decades as a chef, restauranteur, and TV personality on shows like Top Chef and Iron Chef America, Spike Mendelsohn has joined the Van Metre family as executive chef, brand ambassador, and culinary lifestyle expert.

“More and more people are looking at designing and buying their forever homes and they want to make sure that these homes include chef-inspired, dream kitchens. With Spike’s creativity and experience, Van Metre can deliver kitchens that will provide unique cooking and gathering spaces and fulfill our goal of creating the sustainable kitchen,” says Kevin Rabil, executive vice president of Van Metre Homes.

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Chef-inspired kitchens

Elevate your cooking skills to a new level in high-quality, state-of-the-art kitchens. Inspired by Spike, these kitchens emphasize a culinary lifestyle that infuses not only your recipes but your very essence. Something as simple as sharing a family meal or entertaining friends becomes a rich new experience.
Coming Fall 2020.

Van Metre x Chef Spike - Chef Inspired Kitchens

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Exclusive Experiences

Stay tuned for Spike-hosted culinary events and cooking demonstrations at Van Metre model homes. Be sure to sign up for our exclusive how-to videos that share relevant cooking tips. Most importantly, discover how Spike and Van Metre’s philanthropy intersect to promote health and wellness.

Van Metre x Chef Spike - Experience

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One-of-a-kind Recipes

Van Metre, in conjunction with Spike’s expertise, will facilitate you getting to know your new kitchen a little better. Be on the lookout for fresh and innovative recipes that help hone your ever-improving cooking skills.

Van Metre x Chef Spike - Recipes

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Community Service

A commonality between Van Metre and Spike is our shared passion for building a better community. We are invested in making Northern Virginia & the DC Metro area a better place by giving our time, energy and resources to the people we serve.

Van Metre x Chef Spike - Philanthropy

see what spike's been cookin'

  • Van Metre x Chef Spike - How to Peel Ginger
    Van Metre x Chef Spike - How to Peel Ginger
    Chef Spike teaches you how to peel ginger with this tip & trick!
  • Van Metre x Chef Spike - How to Trim Kale
    Van Metre x Chef Spike - How to Trim Kale
    Chef Spike shows you how to trim kale while having a kale of a good time!
  • Van Metre x Chef Spike - How To: Chop Onions
    Van Metre x Chef Spike - How To: Chop Onions
  • Van Metre x Chef Spike - How To: Cut Broccoli
    Van Metre x Chef Spike - How To: Cut Broccoli
    Watch Chef Spike teach you how to fabricate broccoli without any waste. Use this helpful trick to create his Broccoli Miso Soup.

WORD OF THE MONTH

Infuse (verb)

The process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from a vegetable in water, oil, or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the liquid over time, also known as steeping

Example: Van Metre x Chef Spike have been infusing the ideal amount of culinary expertise into our homes. Stay tuned to see what we are releasing later in the year.

Address

43045 Van Metre Drive,
Suite 200
Ashburn, VA 20148

Phone

Main Office - (703) 348-5800
Sales Information  - (703) 764-5480