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Eat Cetera: DIY Lamb, Free Grimaldi's, BBQ Cooking Class

The lamb shoulder and pickled onion at Back FortyLamb Demo: East Village farm-to-table restaurant Back Forty is really bringing the farm to your table on Saturday, when Chef Shanna Pacifico will conduct a lamb butchering demo. You'll not only learn the probably useless (but you never know) ways in which you can butcher a lamb, but Pacifico will also share lots of tips on how best to prepare different cuts. Once the class is over, students will repair to the dining room to enjoy a four-course, family-style dinner featuring dishes such as Lamb Kibbe Tartare, Smoked Lamb Croquettes, Ancho Pepper Roasted Lamb Shoulder and Herb Marinated Bone-In Leg of Lamb. The demonstration starts at 3:30 p.m. and lasts until 6 p.m., with the "feast" lasting until 8. The whole thing costs $130 and includes food, beverages, tax and tip. 190 Avenue B, at 12th Street; call (212) 388-1990 for reservations. — Gothamist

Published Jan 19, 2011

Modified Jan 19, 2011

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Click on the photos for the scoop on this week's random foodstuffs, which include a lamb preparation class and feast at Back Forty, free samples of Grimaldi's pizza at the Limelight Marketplace, and smoked pork butt class and consumption at Wildwood Barbecue.