INDIANAPOLIS — The Texas Roadhouse butcher at the Shadeland location proved he’s a cut above the competition. After slicing past other butchers in a regional challenge last year, Alfredo Hernandez advanced to the semi-finals of a National Meat Cutting Challenge, presented by A1. Hernandez will compete February 25 at The Ice Factory, in Kissimmee, in the semi-finals round of the National Meat Cutting Challenge.
Hernandez will join 76 professional meat cutters from around the nation all vying for the title Meat Cutter of the Year and a grand prize of $20,000.
As a meat cutter, Hernandez is responsible for hand-cutting every steak that is served at Shadeland’s Texas Roadhouse. In an average year, each will cut about $1 million worth of meat and spend seven to eight hours a day in the 35 degree walk-in cooler where he works making sure the meat stays fresh.
