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[http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/01/salt-bae-video-steak-with-cheese-asparagus.html Salt Bae Officially Goes Too Far] Clint Rainey, January 25, 2018 </ref><ref>[http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2018/01/reviews-trash-salt-bae-new-restaurant-food-bland-boring Reviews Trash Salt Bae’s New Restaurant, Calls His Food ‘Bland and Boring’] [[Complex magazine]], Sajae Elder, JAN 26, 2018</ref> Eater’s Robert Sietsema described the steaks as “rubbery and low on flavor.” The Post’s Steve Cuozzo called the restaurant “Public Rip-off No. 1” and Joshua David Stein wrote in [[GQ]] that the steak is “mundane,” and the hamburgers “overcooked.”<ref name="grub street" /> |
[http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/01/salt-bae-video-steak-with-cheese-asparagus.html Salt Bae Officially Goes Too Far] Clint Rainey, January 25, 2018 </ref><ref>[http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2018/01/reviews-trash-salt-bae-new-restaurant-food-bland-boring Reviews Trash Salt Bae’s New Restaurant, Calls His Food ‘Bland and Boring’] [[Complex magazine]], Sajae Elder, JAN 26, 2018</ref> Eater’s Robert Sietsema described the steaks as “rubbery and low on flavor.” The Post’s Steve Cuozzo called the restaurant “Public Rip-off No. 1” and Joshua David Stein wrote in [[GQ]] that the steak is “mundane,” and the hamburgers “overcooked.”<ref name="grub street" /> |
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In September 2018 he received criticism for serving president of [[Venezuela]] [[Nicolás Maduro]] in his Istanbul restaurant. <ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-maduro/venezuelans-outraged-by-maduros-steak-feast-at-salt-bae-restaurant-idUSKCN1LY02M</ref> |
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[[File:Salt Bae.webm|thumb|left|A clip from the viral video.]] |
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Revision as of 11:35, 18 September 2018
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| Born | Nusret Gökçe 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | Turkey |
| Occupation(s) | Chef and restaurateur |
| Employer | Nusr-Et |
Nusret Gökçe ([nusˈɾet ɟøcˈt͡ʃe], born in 1983), nicknamed Salt Bae, is a Turkish chef and restaurateur who owns Nusr-Et, a chain of Turkish steak houses. His art of cooking and preparing meat became an internet sensation.[1][2][3] He is a trained butcher and chef.[4]
Early life
Gökçe was born in Erzurum, Turkey. His father was a mineworker. Because of financial problems his family was facing, he dropped out of school in the 6th grade and started working as a butcher's apprentice in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul.[5] He is of Kurdish origin.[6][7]
Career
Gökçe visited several countries such as Argentina and the United States between 2007 and 2010, where he worked in local restaurants for free, in order to gain experience as a cook and a restaurateur.[5] After his return to Turkey, Gökçe opened his first restaurant in Istanbul in 2010.[8] Four years later, in 2014, he opened a Dubai restaurant.[9]
Gökçe became more widely known through a series of viral internet videos and memes from January 2017 which show him "suavely" cutting meat and sprinkling salt.[1]
In February 2017 at the Laureus World Sports Awards, Gökçe served Olympic gold-medalist Simone Biles.[10]
In December 2017 he received criticism for a 2016 photo posing in front of an image of Fidel Castro.[11]
Early professional reviews in 2018 of his New York City steakhouse were generally negative.[12][13] Eater’s Robert Sietsema described the steaks as “rubbery and low on flavor.” The Post’s Steve Cuozzo called the restaurant “Public Rip-off No. 1” and Joshua David Stein wrote in GQ that the steak is “mundane,” and the hamburgers “overcooked.”[12]
In September 2018 he received criticism for serving president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro in his Istanbul restaurant. [14]
Salt Bae meme
His fame came from a viral video, "Ottoman Steak", posted on 7 January 2017 on his restaurant's Twitter account.[15] It was viewed 10 million times on Instagram, after which he was dubbed "Salt Bae" because of his iconic way of sprinkling salt: letting salt to fall down on his forearm then spread on the meat.[1] He was later interviewed by NBC News, where he said "The shape of the meat and the taste of it starting from the top down is a part of me... All of my feelings are coming from inside of the meat down to when I put the salt onto the meat."[16] He later parodied himself in posing with his ballot while voting in the 2017 Turkish referendum.[17]
References
- ^ a b c "Who the Hell is Salt Bae?". TheWrap. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Simone Biles happily had food seasoned by 'the one and only' Salt Bae at Laureus Awards". 15 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Miller, Jenni. "Everything You Need to Know About #SaltBae".
- ^ ‘Salt Bae’ caught posing as Fidel Castro — and he just opened a Miami restaurant CARLOS FRÍAS Miami Herald DECEMBER 03, 2017
- ^ a b "Nusret hayat hikayesi". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Rudaw, Nusret'in ailesiyle röportaj yaptı". Ensonhaber.
- ^ "Meşhur Nusret Kürt çıktı!".
- ^ "Nusret Gökçe kimdir?". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Nusret restaurant to open at Four Seasons Dubai - What's On". What's On Dubai. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Simone Biles happily had food seasoned by ‘the one and only’ Salt Bae at Laureus Awards Alysha Tsuji, USA Today, February 14, 2017
- ^ 'Salt Bae' restaurateur slammed for Fidel Castro impersonation photo Michael Bartiromo, Fox News, 12/5/2017
- ^ a b Salt Bae Officially Goes Too Far Clint Rainey, January 25, 2018
- ^ Reviews Trash Salt Bae’s New Restaurant, Calls His Food ‘Bland and Boring’ Complex magazine, Sajae Elder, JAN 26, 2018
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-maduro/venezuelans-outraged-by-maduros-steak-feast-at-salt-bae-restaurant-idUSKCN1LY02M
- ^ "Instagram post by Nusr_et#Saltbae • Jan 7, 2017 at 10:44am UTC" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Meet "Salt Bae," Turkish chef who became internet sensation". NBC News. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ This is how to vote: Salt Bae casts ballot in Turkish referendum, and yes, it was amazing Emily Heil, Washington Post, April 16, 2017 (subscription required)