American Lamb Board Announces Winners of StarChefs Ground Lamb Recipe Contest
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The American Lamb Board recently partnered with StarChefs on a chef recipe contest. Chefs from across the country were invited to share their favorite recipes using ground American Lamb.The grand-prize winner in the contest is Chef César Murillo of North Pond in Chicago, who turned ground American lamb into a savory pop tart with ground American Lamb, turmeric, blackberry-chile jam, aged cheddar, and charred ramps. “I have been wanting to do something with Moroccan flavors for a while and this seemed like a great way to show off those flavors in a familiar yet unfamiliar way. The turmeric, pistachio, Moroccan spices pair so well with the American Lamb and we drizzle the blackberry chile jam over that tart like you would drizzle the frosting on the pop tarts you grew up eating as a kid,” said Chef Murillo in his recipe submission. “It can be a brunch or lunch dish, or make for a great appetizer for dinner.”“Congratulations to these amazing chefs for their innovative dishes with American Lamb,” said Megan Wortman of the American Lamb Board. “And thanks to the hundreds of chefs who expressed interest in the ground lamb recipe contest by filling out the application form and especially to chef finalists who submitted recipes. We were wowed by the enthusiasm.”
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Chef Mica Talmor Shares Modern Middle Eastern Recipes with American Lamb
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At Pomella restaurant in Oakland, Calif., Chef Mica Talmor serves flavorful Middle Eastern food made from local, seasonal and sustainable ingredients, including locally-raised American lamb. New cooking videos produced by the Culinary Institute of America feature Chef Talmor making her favorite lamb dishes inspired by her Israeli:American Lamb Neck Roulade Stuffed with Cherries and MintGrilled American Lamb Shawarma SandwichAmerican Lamb Merguez BourekAmerican Lamb Mrouzia
The Culinary Institute of America’s educational video series features these videos as well as other videos from American Lamb- loving chefs. The videos were produced by The Culinary Institute of America as an industry service to the American Lamb Board.
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American Lamb Board Headed to Kentucky for IFEC Conference
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The American Lamb Board met with foodservice and trade magazine editors at the annual International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC) conference, held in Louisville Kentucky.American Lamb Board had the opportunity to pitch chef leads, recipes, and images for American Lamb menu items to align with 2024 editorial calendars. Meetings were held with editors of Catersource, Flavor and the Menu, Foodservice Director, FSR, National Culinary Review, Nation’s Restaurant News, Plate, Restaurant Business, and more.Have a unique lamb dish on your menu? Please send the recipe and a high-resolution photo to Mariah@americanlamb.com to be placed in our publicity pitch portfolio.
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American Lamb Board Hosted Lamb Jam Finale Retreat for Winning Chefs in Napa
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We ate American lamb, drank local wine, conversed, and visited Joe Pozzi's ranch. Oh, and did we say we ate American Lamb all weekend?The American Lamb Board brought together the six winners of this year's Lamb Jam event to compete against each other in a friendly finale competition. The competition was held at the CIA at Copia, where chefs had the opportunity to prepare their dishes in state-of-the-art kitchens. The following dishes were made and enjoyed:John Bates with InterStellar BBQ, Austin– Lamb Picadillo TostadoLambert Givens with Hunters Kitchen & Bar, Boston- Lamb Croquette with Pesto TzatzikiJason Halverson with The Madrigal- Cumin Spiced LambDemetri Mechelis with Martha Dear, Washington D.C.- Lamb & Hummus with Sourdough PitaNicco Muratore with Mamnoon, Seattle- Braised and Pressed Lamb CroquetteBo Porytko with Misfit Snack & Bar, Denver- Misfit Snack & Bar, Denver- Emotional Cabbage: Stuffed Lamb Loin
The final dishes served were exceptional, imaginative, and full of flavor. However, only one dish could be crowned the winner. Congratulations to Demetri Mechelis, whose Lamb, Hummus, and Sourdough Pita dish won the competition!We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who attended the event and made connections within the chef and restaurant community.If you would like to participate in the next Lamb Jam event in your region, please contact mariah@americanlamb.com for more information and details about the 2024 event. You can also check out the past event page and competitors here.
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Happy Holidays! American Lamb Board is offering lamb cuts poster
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An American Lamb Cuts Poster provides information on the most popular cuts of lamb and how to prepare them.To order your full-color 24” x 36” American Lamb cuts poster, send a request to mariah@americanlamb.com. |
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