Ewe Should Go: Lamb Jam Tour Festival Set For Austin

AUSTIN, TEXAS — As Austin social events go, this one ain't baaaaad at all: The 2019 Lamb Jam Tour festival — an epic gastronomic experience pitting 16 of the city's best chefs vying for a culinary title — is scheduled this weekend.

The chefs will vie for the title of Lamb Jam Austin Champion while celebrating the 80,000 family-operated farms and ranches raising lamb across the country. Austin Lamb Jam ticket purchases help support Austin Food & Wine Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering awareness and innovation in the Central Texas culinary community through grants, educational programming and events.

Like the titular animal in the event title, the lamb jam event is a roaming one, hopping from place to place. Other stops include Boston, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In Austin, the event is scheduled to take place March 31 at Hotel Van Zandt, 605 Davis St. Presented by the American Lamb Board, the multi-city tour's first stop happens to be in Austin.

Noted French pastry makers Julie Myrtille Bakery has signed on as an Official Food Partner for the event. In that role, Julie Myrtille Bakery will host a dessert buffet at the festival showcasing the bakery's mouth-watering wares. "While there, attendees will also have the chance to enjoy a sweet experience to end the lamb competition with a sweet note," bakery officials noted intriguingly.

To see the list of Austin chefs competing for the culinary title, click here. For tickets, don't be sheepish and click here.

About Lamb Jam Tour

The American Lamb Jam Tour is an epic chef competition and culinary experience that brings together 16 of the most talented chefs at each of the six tour stops—Austin, Boston, Denver, D.C., San Francisco, and Seattle. Chefs compete for best lamb dish and the opportunity to go head to head against winners from across the nation at the Lamb Jam Finale for the title of Lamb Jam Master.

About Julie Myrtille

Founded by Julie Myrtille and Melanie Roy in Austin in 2016, Julie Myrtille Bakery is an authentic, artisanal, sustainable French bakery where pastries and savory are made from locally sourced ingredients. Recognized in France as one of the most talented and the youngest female pastry chef, Julie Myrtille has been named the Golden Pastry Chef in the French media. With the passion and commitment of award-winning pastry chef Julie Myrtille, the bakery has amassed loyal fans and is the biggest and most beloved Farmers Market bakery in Austin with 8 locations.