The No. 1 Restaurant for the Best Rack of Lamb, According to Chefs

Rack of lamb is delicious but risky because it’s costly, requires specialized prep, and has a narrower appeal. Most restaurants choose safer, more profitable proteins so that you won’t find it on the menu as much as other meats. For those who love a good rack of lamb, there are few restaurant options, and not all meet the standards of butcher and chef Thomas Odermatt, Founder of Roli Roti Food Trucks and Butcher’s Bone Broth. Chef Thomas is a third-generation Swiss butcher and grew up in his family’s award-winning butcher shop, so he knows what exceptional lamb should look like, taste like and how it should be prepared from butchery to the final plate.”There are only a handful of dishes that truly capture the romance of fire, fat, and finesse the way a rack of lamb does,” he explains. “When done right, it is meaty yet delicate, rich but clean, with crisped fat that crackles under the knife and tender meat that pulls effortlessly from the bone.” Chef Thomas adds, “It’s a cu...