July 11, 2023

Lamb Jam Chef Award Winners Announced

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….

2023 Lamb Jam Masters

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.

People’s Choice Winners

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!