Food & Wine

Anything but turkey: Top chefs on why the bird won’t be on their Christmas dinner tables

It’s a staple in Irish homes on December 25, but these chefs will have something else in their ovens this year

Sunil Ghai: “Lamb is perfect for a Christmas celebration, and it works really well with Indian spices.”

Sunil Ghai, chef/patron at Pickle in Dublin

Back home in India, when I first started working in hotels we always had a whole lamb for the carvery lunch on December 25, and it was always delicious. Lamb is perfect for a Christmas celebration, and it works really well with Indian spices like saffron and star anise.

At Pickle, we do a lamb raan feast as a Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve treat - you ...