Carlos Sainz visited chef Salt Bae's luxurious restaurant in Abu Dhabi. (Photo: Instagram @nusr_et / @carlossainz55)
As it passes through Abu Dhabi for the last Grand Prix of the Formula 1 season, the drivers made several pit stops: they went to a couple of restaurants in the capital of the United Arab Emirates and especially Carlos Sainz, from Ferrari, did not miss the opportunity to have some meat at one of the most expensive ones.
First, the dinner that resonated the most on social media was the Sebastian Vettel's farewell, who is retiring from the track and attended an emotional meeting with all the drivers. It had been speculated that this meeting had cost just over 3 million Mexican pesos, since that same day Chef Salt Bae, who has his restaurant in the city, published a consumption receipt for that amount.
He Nusr-Et restaurant Salt Bae is known for his million-dollar accounts, which has made him go viral on the Internet on more than one occasion; however, the pilots are actually They went to eat at Hakkasan, a mix between lounge, bar and restaurant that offers Chinese food gourmet.
The one who was not left wanting Going to meet Chef Salt Bae was Carlos Sainz, who is still in Abu Dhabi and went there on November 22.
There was speculation that the pilots had gone to Salt Bae's restaurant, although they actually dined at Hakkasan.
In an Instagram story, the Ferrari driver shared the moment when Salt Bae was slicing a piece of meat with a sharp knife his table, which was filled with about six people, before taking it to a hot griddle and sprinkling salt on it in his own unique style: “Great, Nusr-Et,” he wrote.
Behind Salt Bae, there are two people at another table, apparently members of the Red Bull team, since they wear uniforms.
At Sainz's table, the gold is not seen on the meat., one of the signature touches of this place, but did witness the chef's salt style.
Carlos Sainz savored a dish prepared at his table by Salt Bae. (Photo: Instagram / carlossainz55)
Salt Bae is just his nickname, refers to salt; it is a Turkish chef named Nusret Gökçe and became an internet meme in 2017, when they published the video 'Ottoman Steak', where we can see his peculiar way of sprinkling salt on the meat, letting it fall down his forearm and then spreading it out.
In 2010 he opened an exclusive restaurant called Nusr-Et Steakhouse, specializing in steaks with a boutique concept, where it stands out for its “golden menu”, full of dishes with edible gold, It has branches in various locations around the world, in addition to Abu Dhabi, it is located in Istanbul, Miami, New York and Boston.
The gold cappuccino at Salt Bae's restaurant costs 50 pounds, more than a thousand Mexican pesos. (Instagram / @nusr_et)
A few days ago, the same day of the meal with Vettel, the chef published the famous ticket that sparked speculation, “quality is never expensive”, where the dinner without tip was for 3 million 248 thousand 111 Mexican pesos (at the current exchange rate or $167,451.20) for 14 diners.
It is not the first million-dollar figure; in October 2021, another payment receipt circulated on social media. one million 36 thousand 554 Mexican pesos (37,023 pounds) from a group of friends who went to the branch in the exclusive Knightsbridge neighborhood of London, United Kingdom.
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Then, the British journalist Zak Garner-Purkis He recounted his experience when he tried a cup of his coffee cappuccino decorated with 24-carat gold leaf, which costs more than 1,300 Mexican pesos.
On their menu we can find varied options such as salads from 300 to 1,500 pesos; tartar beef from 1,300 pesos, sushi in a range of 395 to 600 pesos, but The jewel of the menu is the meat “from the charcoal grill”:
“Hand-selected by master butcher Nusret Gökçe Sourced from producers around the world, our steaks are cut house-style. Select cuts are aged for a minimum of 20 days. All are grilled over charcoal embers.
Nusr-Et Steakhouse has become famous for its million-dollar tickets and gold-plated dishes. (Special)
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