Internet-famous chef and butcher 'Salt Bae' opens NYC restaurant
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 2:11 AM
"Salt Bae" Nusret Gökçe opened a new steakhouse in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.
(JERRITT CLARK/GETTY IMAGES FOR CIROC)
NEW YORK — A Turkish butcher and chef known widely on the internet for his videos of preparing and salting steaks with a dramatic flourish has opened a restaurant in New York City.
Nusret Gokce, famous online for his videos that earned him the moniker "Salt Bae," opened one of his Nusr-Et steakhouses in midtown Manhattan on Monday. The New York Times reports he also opened a Miami steakhouse this year.
Gokce founded Nusr-Et over a decade ago, which has locations in cities like Istanbul and Abu Dabi. The 35-year-old chef says butchering was once considered a degrading job in Turkey, saying "thanks to me, all the kids want to become butchers."
He sa
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 2:11 AM
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"Salt Bae" Nusret Gökçe opened a new steakhouse in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.
(JERRITT CLARK/GETTY IMAGES FOR CIROC)
NEW YORK — A Turkish butcher and chef known widely on the internet for his videos of preparing and salting steaks with a dramatic flourish has opened a restaurant in New York City.
Nusret Gokce, famous online for his videos that earned him the moniker "Salt Bae," opened one of his Nusr-Et steakhouses in midtown Manhattan on Monday. The New York Times reports he also opened a Miami steakhouse this year.
Gokce founded Nusr-Et over a decade ago, which has locations in cities like Istanbul and Abu Dabi. The 35-year-old chef says butchering was once considered a degrading job in Turkey, saying "thanks to me, all the kids want to become butchers."
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