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For the Love of Lamb

September 28, 2011 By Jamie Peha Leave a Comment

Lamb Jam Seattle 2011 takes place Sunday, October 23

Calling all fans of lamb! Lamb Jam Seattle is baaaack and better than ever. The third annual event features 20 Seattle area chefs preparing different cuts of lamb and vying for the top trophy in each cut (loin, shank, leg and shoulder) and the overall Best in Show.

Chef Mark Bodinet of Copperleaf Restaurant at Cedarbrook with his People's Choice Award from Lamb Jam Masters

The chef that wins Best in Show will win a trip New York City to battle with their winning dish for the title of Lamb Jam Master. Last year’s Seattle winner, Chef Mark Bodinet of Copperleaf Restaurant at Cedarbrook Lodge, recently competed in New York at Lamb Jam Masters (against Best in Show winners from Lamb Jam Boston, San Francisco and Washington DC) and took home the People’s Choice Award for his Grilled Lamb Should Confit with Creamy Parsnips and Perserved Huckleberries.

At this year’s Lamb Jam Seattle event, 10 food-centric media judges will blindly taste each dish and rate on presentation, creativity and taste. This year’s judging panel includes:

Connie Adams – Editor, SeattleDining.com

Greg Atkinson – Contributor, The Seattle Times and Author of West Coast Cooking and At The Kitchen Table (October 2011 Release Date)

Rebekah Denn – EatAllAboutIt.com

Jay Friedman – Gastrolust.com

Marissa Guggiana – Author of Primal Cuts: Cooking With America’s Best Butchers and Off the Menu, co-editor and contributor to Meatpaper

Leslie Kelly – Freelance Food and Wine Writer (StateofQ.com, AlDenteBlog.com, SeriousEats.com, Voracious on SeattleWeekly.com)

Myra Kohn - Seattlebonvivant.typepad.com

Robin Leventhal – Top Chef Season 6 Contestant

Cynthia Nims – Food Writer, Monappetit.com

Peter Szymczak – Managing Editor, Northwest Palate

Here’s what some of our media judges have to say about the event:

Judges hard at work, Lamb Jam 2010

“For the past few years, I’ve had the honor of judging many cooking competitions. In terms of food quality, my favorites have beeningredient-specific: Cochon 555 and Lamb Jam Seattle. The former has made me fatter, while the latter has made a real lamb lover out of me.” – Jay Friedman, TheSunBreak.com (9/20/2011)

“Lamb Jam is a blast to judge! Great chefs, great food, and lots of inspiration for what to make at home as well as where to dine out. I was quite struck last year by how it introduced me to a new standout chef — Mark Bodinet — who had not at all been on my radar before.” – Rebekah Denn
“The biggest challenge a Lamb Jam judge faces is trying not to make a pig of themselves! Everything is so delicious, you want to keep eating, but tiny bites must be taken so everyone gets a fair shake. The chefs are so creative and the food is beautifully presented. I can’t wait for this year’s competition. I’m sure everyone’s going to take it up a notch!” – Leslie Kelly
“For me as a chef and a consumer, Lamb Jam represents one of the most promising trends in the American Food Movement. As consumers become increasingly aware of the high environmental costs of factory farmed beef, pork and chicken, it’s good to know that lamb is always pastured, never factory farmed, and unlike Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, grazing land is good for the environment. Americans are demanding more environmentally friendly foods and lamb fits the bill. What’s more, lamb fits the model of meat as a special treat, not everyday fare, especially when its prepared in the delectable and innovative ways that leading chefs present it at the Jam.” – Greg Atkinson

Guests at the event will also have their say in their favorite lamb preparation of the night with the People’s Choice Award. Chef Bobby Moore of The Barking Frog has won this award for the last two years (will he make it a three-peat this year?).

Other highlights of the event include, Tracy Smaciarz of Heritage Meats, known for his outstanding knife skills, performing lamb butchery demonstrations; Lamb producers, including the American Lamb Board ambassador “shepard” for the Northwest region; Reed Anderson of Anderson Ranch; and 30 Washington wineries pouring wines perfectly suited for lamb.

So grab your flock and visit www.fansoflambseattle.com to purchase tickets to this year’s event.

Lamb Jam Seattle
Sunday, October 23; 3-6 p.m.
Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Tickets on Sale Now
$50

Fans of Table Talk Radio: User promo code SEAJAM100 and receive $10 off the ticket price.

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