During the election, there were Barack Obama candies, cookies and chocolate. Now Michelle's getting some attention via last Season 4 Top Chef cheftestant Spike Mendelsohn:

There's a new burger in town, and it's got Michelle Obama's name on it and turkey between the buns.

    The "Michelle Melt" at Good Stuff Eatery was unveiled Thursday by chef Spike Mendelsohn, a former contestant on Bravo's "Top Chef" competition. He developed it in collaboration with White House chef Sam Kass, who previously cooked for the Obama family in Chicago.

    What makes a turkey burger qualify as a "Michelle Melt?" Fresh, organic, locally grown ingredients that promote healthier eating, and the same herbs that are found in the White House garden started by Mrs. Obama.

    The recipe: free range turkey burger, caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, ruby red tomato, crisp lettuce, South Lawn herb garden mayo, freshly baked wheat bun.

    Mendelsohn plans to donate proceeds from the burger's sale to D.C. Central Kitchen, which distributes food to homeless people. -- Associated Press

 Is Spike's restaurant, Good Stuff Eatery, not doing so well, so he's trying to get attention by making a gimmicky burger? Does he need more tax credits so he wanted to donate some more to charity?

 Liz and I haven't been there. Did you like it?

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