Controversy
Salt Bae does not have any pets of his own. He has been under fire for posts in 2017 on his Instagram from animal rights activists.
Salt Bae (Nusret Gökç)
Nusret Gökçe, also known as Salt Bae, is a Turkish chef, food entertainer and restaurateur whose technique for preparing and seasoning meat became an Internet meme in January 2017.
He owns Nusr-Et, a chain of luxury steak houses. As of 2021, he has Nusr-Et branches in Ankara, Bodrum, Istanbul and Marmaris in Turkey; Mykonos in Greece; Miami, New York, Boston, Dallas, and Beverly Hills in the United States; London in the United Kingdom; Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates; Doha in Qatar; and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The name of his restaurant chain comes from his own name and “Et”, which means “meat” in Turkish.
