With 98 million people living below the poverty line worldwide, Salt Bae posts an astronomical bill for his restaurant: “You’re paying for quality.” It’s controversy.
You will surely know Salt baby, a popular Abu Dhabi chef making his mouth watering on social media with his handpicked cuts of meat from around the world. His restaurant “Nurs-et Steakhouse” is one of the most exclusive in the world and for dinner you can easily skip the balance of a normal checking account. As indeed he himself demonstrates by posting an account value about 615 thousand dirhamswhat they do in our current currency 161,000 euros. He attests, “You’re paying for quality,” but sparked a furore from the comments: “There’s 98 million people below the poverty line, homeless, and you’re spreading this stuff?!!! what is the publication about things? I won’t be following you anymore and I hope everyone does.”
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It is not known who owned it i count astronomicbut it is clear that Abu Dhabi, especially at this time, is being visited by very high profile people as two major events coincide: the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which takes place on Friday 18th April near Qatarwhich will host the World Cup from Sunday November 20th and will act as a catwalk for the world’s richest.
What do you eat for 161,000 euros
But what can you eat at Salt Bae for 161,000 euros? On closer inspection, the prices of the account in question are increasing, especially for the purchase of fine wines, but the prices remain very high. A Negroni, the popular cocktail, is worth 20 euros. And if it’s true that quality comes at a price, then there’s no need to think about refilling a Heineken at 55 dirhams or 15 euros. Five beef carpaccios cost 1200 dirhams per table, around 315 euros, 60 euros per dish.
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Salt Bae, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, charged 9,000 dirhams for two gold-leafed Turkish steaks, or 2,363 euros. Another 5,500 dirhams for two golden Ottoman steaks, 1,444 euros. Finally 3905 dirhams for 11 simple beef steaks, around 1100 euros. There were 14 people at the table. The dinner cost around 44,000 dirhams per person, i.e. around 12,000 euros per person. And then, as you know, there’s always someone who ends up paying for two or three.