Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe became an Internet sensation in 2017 — earning the moniker “Salt Bae” — when a video of him sprinkling salt over some meat that he’d just deftly cut went viral. However, ...

Nusret Gökçe, or Salt Bae, rose to fame in 2017 when a 36-second video of him chopping an Ottoman steak before sprinkling it with salt. The internet was captivated by his poise and cool factor — ...

Memes have fast become an Internet sensation and trust Kenyans and the world to adopt them and take the jokes a notch higher by introducing a twist to suit the crazy in them. First it was salt bae in ...

If you were scrolling through social media in 2017, chances are you would have stumbled across Salt Bae. The meme legend was often seen dangling food in celebrities' mouths or flamboyantly sprinkling ...

Donald Trump Jr. uploaded two memes on Instagram on July 4 of his father, United States President Donald Trump. One of the memes portrayed Donald Trump as the beloved internet icon Salt Bae, which was ...

Nusret Gökçe, better known by his internet meme alias of Salt Bae, finally opened his long awaited Nusr-Et Steakhouse in New York City in mid-January. The second U.S. location — and 13th worldwide — ...

Monica Burton is the former deputy editor of Eater.com where she covered restaurants and food culture from 2017 to 2025. Salt Bae was perhaps the meme of 2017. The image of Nusret Gökçe’s slicked back ...