Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Pat LaFrieda, head butcher at Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors. Supplying meat to the most notable restaurants and hotels for over a century, Pat LaFrieda processes hundreds of thousands of pounds of meat a day and is home to the world’s largest dry-aging room. Take a look inside their operation and see what it takes to become America’s most celebrated butcher facility.

00:00 Intro
01:10 Machine inspection
03:08 Processing order on laser machine
06:09 Burger prep check-in
09:48 Train team on new cuts
14:30 Selecting meat for dry-age room
18:26 Thermal drone surveillance


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