Ernesto Soriano carves cured ham for Madrid Open guests

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 10

At last month's tournament in Madrid, the 53-year-old Joselito cutter served hundreds of VIPs and helped oversee plating for thousands more.
Soriano had to manage a team slicing more than a dozen 2020-vintage ham legs, each weighing nearly 20 pounds, during busy afternoon and night shifts.
He moved into Joselito's top role after the previous lead cutter failed to recover from a ham-related elbow injury suffered after last year's Open.

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