Vintage Spike & Charlie’s navy strapback hat featuring multi-location embroidery: a circular front restaurant logo, morel mushroom embroidery on the side, and the slogan “The Art of the Meal” stitched across the back. This hat originates from Spike & Charlie’s, a beloved Baltimore restaurant opened by chef Spike Gjerde in the 1990s–early 2000s — before he later became known for Woodberry Kitchen, Artifact Coffee, and his James Beard Award–winning local-ingredient approach.
The mushrooms embroidered on the side are morel mushrooms, a highly prized, foraged culinary ingredient native to the Mid-Atlantic. Including them on the hat aligns with the restaurant’s chef-driven, seasonal, ingredient-focused philosophy, making this a meaningful piece of regional food culture history.
Perfect for food lovers, restaurant merch collectors, chefs, mushroom hunters, farm-to-table fans, and Baltimore nostalgia heads.
Details
• Authentic vintage restaurant merch
• Spike & Charlie’s (Baltimore, MD)
• Washed navy cotton
• Front circular logo embroidery
• Side embroidered morel mushrooms
• “The Art of the Meal” embroidered slogan on rear
• Adjustable strapback closure
• One size fits most
Condition
Good vintage condition with natural fade and wear throughout. No major structural flaws visible. Please review photos for full detail.
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