A few days ago, the internet was blessed with a new meme—an erotic, knife wielding, salt-sprinkling chef the internet lovingly named “Salt Bae.”
Salt Bae, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, is a snazzy and hella sensual Turkish chef who co-owns the popular steakhouse Nusr-et, which has six locations across Turkey and Dubai, and caters to celebrity clientele including Antonio Banderas and Tommy Hilfiger. And the name is fitting, because “et” means “meat” in Turkish.