Turkish chef Salt Bae’s $100 gold-coated burgers flop in New York

The famous Turkish chef Salt Bae, more famous for his presence on social networks than for the meat he serves in his restaurants, closed his Manhattan burger joint after three years in which the most he achieved was the podium of “worst burger in new york”.

Nusret Gökçe, which is the famed chef’s real name, has failed to convince New Yorkers of the delicacy of her $100 burger served with a thin layer of gold as a wrapper.

His viral character is more associated with his image: he never takes off his round dark glasses and likes to pose with large knives while cutting large pieces of meat for his clients, supposedly of the best quality.

The media have reported since Tuesday the discreet closure of Salt Bae Burger at its Park Avenue location, in contrast to its pompous opening ceremony in February 2020, a fateful date as the city immediately went into a COVID lockdown.

Despite the decline of the hamburger, the chef continues to have his two roast meat establishments open Nusr-Et Steakhouseone near the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the other in the Meatpacking District.

The extravagances of Salt BaeHow to serve your specialtyladies burger” only to girls and inside a pink bun, or give away vegetarian hamburgers -also only to girls-, or their shakes at US$ 99 for being seasoned with “gold flecks”, have not had the same reception in Manhattan as in Dubai or Istanbul, to name their best-known venues.

In a city like New York, where there is a hamburger on every corner, Salt Bae’s specialties did not convince customers, who soon flooded the networks – their favorite territory – with mockery about the chef’s occurrences.

The Gothamist.com portal dedicated a ruthless article entitled “The worst burger in New York”. “It is an insult to our city. Don’t go there to eat, even by mistake.”, settled.

Source: EFE