Western PA Lamb Cook-Off

TABLE Magazine and Ace Hotel Pittsburgh will produce the first Western Pennsylvania Lamb Festival on Sunday, July 23. Renowned worldwide for producing America’s best lamb, Western Pennsylvania is also on the map for some of the most remarkable new chef talent in the county. The event is slated to be an all-star cook-off, with 10+ chef teams from Pittsburgh’s most prominent restaurants, as well as guest chefs visiting from award-winning eateries in neighboring states. 

$50 for adults

$20 for kids, 12 and under 

Free for kids, 4 and under

A portion of event proceeds will benefit the Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation!

Headlining Chefs

Justin Severino – Cure, Morcilla

Sam DiBattista – Vivo Kitchen

Dom Branduzzi – Piccolo Forno, Grapperia

Stephen Felder – Stagioni

Derek Burnell – Round Corner Cantina, El Burro, Umami

Roger Li – Umami, Ki Ramen

Jennifer Gerasole – Girasole

Kate Romane – Black Radish Kitchen

Brian Pekarick – S + P Restaurant Group

Curtis Gamble – Station

Wyatt Lash – The Commoner

Bethany Zozula – Whitfield

Dustin Gardner – Casbah

Eli Wahl – Eleven

Brandon Blumenfeld – Scratch F&B

Scott Walton – Acorn

Joe Tambellini – Joseph Tambellini Restaurant

Will Randall – Poros

Derek Stevens – Union Standard

Keith Fuller – Pork & Beans

Dan Carlton – Butcher and the Rye

Dave Racicot – täkō

Dave Anoia – DiAnoia’s Eatery

 Visiting All-Stars

 Dan Kern – 1201 Kitchen, Bird, Noosa – Erie

John Patterson – FORK RESTAURANT - Philadelphia

Jason Maitland – Restaurant Consulting – San Diego

Ryan Bloome – Terrain Garden Café – Glen Mills

Carlo Guardado – King’s Highway – Palm Springs