The famous Turkish chef, hailing from the Ottoman town of pasali, announced on its social networks the list of cities in which it plans to open its next restaurants. The eccentric cook, specialized in meat dishes, is recognized for his constant appearances on Instagram reels and the values of several of his dishes, which in some cases exceed four figures in dollars.
Among the prominent places that Salt Bae, a nickname given for his curious way of salting his dishes, indicated that Buenos Aires is among his future gastronomic venues. The opening of a new steakhouse for the chain Nusr-Et started circulating rumors about the possibility that the extravagant chef, 39, will arrive in the country with his expensive dishes.
The Cook Nusret Gökce World-famous for years, he would once again be linked to the country after the controversy he starred in after the final between the Argentine and French teams due to his attitude when he insisted on touching and holding the World Cup won by the Albiceleste team. Several internationally renowned local soccer players, such as Diego Maradona and Lionel MessiThey were regulars at his restaurants.
Among the cities mentioned, which will accompany the Buenos Aires branch, are the next headquarters of the restaurant chain located in Paris, Ibiza, Madrid, Milan, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Cairo and Tel Aviv. A curious fact about Gökçe is that he lived for a while in Argentina, and here he learned about meat, about the different ways of cutting and preparing it. At that time, in the middle of 2007, with the help of the Turkish consulate, he toured fields, butcher shops and refrigerators.
The most expensive dish is the steak Tomahawk, whose presentation can be seen in the numerous reels on his Instagram account @nusr_et. The cut of meat that has an approximate cost of about 1100 dollars. Along the same lines, the Nusr-Et burger, which has a gold coating, is available for $300. When it comes to flashy dishes, there is also the crab cake at $48 and, later, cheaper options appear that adjust to the palate of the country where the establishment is located.
In the event that Salt Bae happens to be in one of the branches, the same chef serves the diner the most expensive dish on the menu. A 2021 review of the venue, which was published on the Dallas News portal, revealed that having lunch at the Nusr-Et of Dallas it could go from 15 dollars to a number of four figures in the US currency.
World fame came from a viral video, “Ottoman Steak”, posted on January 7, 2017 on his restaurant’s Twitter account. After receiving more than 10 million views on Instagram, the bachelor cook of Kurdish origin was baptized as “Salt Bae”. His appearance, with his round sunglasses, white shirt, ponytail, and neatly shaved mustache, is one of the chef’s outstanding aesthetic characteristics.
His first steakhouse was opened in istanbul and the second in Dubai, forming an international chain that would extend to certain cities in the American continent and Europe. Currently, the chef had several controversies, not in the field of cooking, but in the field of sports. The behavior of the Turk in the final of Qatar 2022 took to the FIFA to sanction him with the prohibition of attending any of the matches that will be played in the next World Cup in 2026.
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