Salt Bae
Turkish restaurateur
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| September 2024 | The same Knightsbridge restaurant reported a significant drop in revenues from £13.6m to £9.3m, with profits falling from £3.3m to £2.2m. |
| February 2024 | Reported that his Knightsbridge restaurant was turning off heating while experiencing significant financial growth, with pre-tax profits rising 44% to nearly £3.3m in 2022. |
| 2023 | Gökçe's Manhattan burger bar closes, having been previously labeled as New York's worst restaurant. |
| April 2023 | His London Knightsbridge restaurant faced accusations of tip theft and discrimination against former staff members, as reported by Business Insider. |
| December 2022 | After the FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France, Gökçe was criticized for inappropriately joining players on the field, biting their medals, and handling the trophy. FIFA launched an investigation into his actions. |
| October 2021 | Faced scrutiny from British media over a £37,000 restaurant bill at one of his UK restaurants. |
| September 2020 | Gökçe's Boston restaurant was ordered to close by public health officials for violating COVID-19 safety standards, shortly after opening. The restaurant reopened in early October 2020. |
| November 2019 | Four former employees accused Gökçe of tip theft at his New York restaurant. A trial was avoided when Gökçe reached a settlement, paying the employees $230,000. |
| 2018 | Salt Bae (Nusret Gökçe) receives early professional reviews for his New York City steakhouse, which were predominantly negative, with critics describing the food as overpriced, over-salted, and lacking in flavor. |
| September 2018 | A failed fire show at Nusr-Et steakhouse in Istanbul resulted in Czech internet personality Týnuš Třešničková suffering 35% total body surface area burns, with several other guests also sustaining less serious body burns. |
| 2017 | Founded Nusr-Et, a luxury steak house restaurant chain that would expand internationally. |
| January 2017 | Gökçe's unique meat seasoning technique became a viral internet meme, catapulting him to global fame. |
| January 2017 | Became internationally known as 'Salt Bae' after posting viral videos on social media showing his distinctive meat cutting and salt sprinkling technique, particularly the 'Ottoman Steak' video which was viewed over 16 million times on Instagram. |
| 2016 | Gökçe photographed posing in front of and mimicking a photo of former Cuban president Fidel Castro, which later drew criticism in December 2017. |
| 2014 | Expanded his restaurant business by opening a new establishment in Dubai. |
| 2010 | Opened his first restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey after returning from international culinary travels. |
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