A month-long celebration of American Lamb culminates with the announcement of the 2023 Lamb Jam Restaurant Month winners. Lamb Jam Restaurant Month brought together talented chefs in six cities to celebrate family operated farms and ranches raising sheep in the United States.
And, the winners are….
Chef John Bates’ Lamb Picadillo Tostada
Interstellar BBQ — Austin, Texas
Chef Lambert Givens’ Lamb Sliders
Hunters — Boston, Massachusetts
Chef Bo Porytko’s XinJiang Cumin Lamb Skewers
Misfit Snack Bar — Denver, Colorado
Chef Jason Halverson’s Cumin Spiced Lamb Dip
The Madrigal — San Francisco, California
Chef Nicco Muratore’s Lamb Shawarma Croquette
Mamnoon — Seattle, Washington
Chef Demetri Mechelis’ Lamb + Hummus
Martha Dear — Washington, D.C.
Chef Iliana de la Vega’s Albóndigas de Cordero
El Naranjo — Austin, Texas
Chef Lambert Givens’ Lamb Sliders
Hunters — Boston, Massachusetts
Chef Kenny Minton’s Lamb and Saffron Suppli
Coperta — Denver, Colorado
Chef Shawn Naputi’s Motsiyas
Prubechu — San Francisco, California
Chef Brandon Muehl’s Lamb Gyoza
Ascend — Seattle, Washington
Chef Ryan Moore’s Turkish Coffee Braised Lamb Shoulder
Sababa — Washington, D.C.
Lamb Jam serves as a platform to promote American lamb as a versatile and delicious protein at restaurants in Austin, Boston, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. Each participating restaurant featured lamb-centric culinary creations that were voted on by diners. Congratulations to all the chefs that participated in this year’s event!