Celebrity steak chef Salt Bae has astonished critics after sharing an absurd £85,000 bill from his Dubai restaurant - showing a customer spent £56,000 on wine alone.
Nusret Gökçe, 40, known for his eccentric style of preparing and seasoning meat, posted the receipt dated January 20 on Instagram for his 54 million followers.
'Money comes, money goes,' he wrote, showing how the wealthy clients spent £60 on a beef carpaccio, £3,300 on three steaks and £240 on a golden filet mignon.
The post sparked backlash from commentators who felt the flex was an insult as ordinary Turks contest with more than 60 per cent inflation and 10 per cent unemployment rates.
One Instagram comment by 'cheftoniringgold' said: 'This is a case when people have more money than common sense.'
Another from 'porkys_bar_cornetto' said: 'My carpenter can cook better.'
And Turkish newspaper Yenicag accused Salt Bae of flaunting his wealth as 'citizens struggle to make ends meet with a three cent minimum wage.'
Salt Bae (pictured, undated) bragged 'money comes, money goes' in a recent Instagram post
Celebrity chef Salt Bae shared the receipt on Instagram with his 54 million followers
Four patrons, who have not been named, managed to rack up a bill equivalent to £85,300 in just two hours and forty minutes at Salt Bae's Nusret Restaurant - apparently named after himself.
According to the receipt, they washed down the meat feast with four Porn Star Martinis for AED 480 (£100), two bottles of Chateau Petrus 2009 for AED 198,000 (£42,300) and one bottle of Petrus 2011 priced at AED 65,000 (£14,000), among other luxury items.
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The bill includes a seven per cent service charge, but the guests were happy to contribute AED 90,000 (£19,260) in tips, the record shows.
But it was Salt Bae's blatant brag that brought a flood of protest from local and social media.
One X, formerly Twitter, commented on the receipt: 'Obscene and sad'.
On Instagram, the post was just as divisive.
Chefkelvin wrote: 'Imagine being this wealthy and blowing it on food that isn't worth it...'
Yasrecber weighed in: 'Shameful as millions of people suffer from hunger.'
User amanjismael said: 'That would [have] fed at least 100,000 children in hunger around the world. How embarassing.'
Artist Sabrina Terrence wrote: 'Sorry, such a waste of money. It would be nicer if at least 50 per cent goes to charity, Yemen, Gaza etc.'
Another user wrote: 'While all the kids in Gaza starve, you charge people absurd amounts to eat your mediocre, overpriced food'.
Turkey has maintained strong support for the situation of Palestinian civilians with limited access to food, water and security since the conflict between Israel and Hamas erupted in October.
Turkey itself has struggled to get its finances in order, with Erdogan pursuing a mix of unorthodox policies to try to bring inflation under control.
Still, the country's annual inflation rate rose to 64.8 per cent in December, the highest its been since November 2022 (62 per cent) but a little below market forecasts.
Food inflation reached a three month high of 72 per cent from 67.2 per cent in November.
According to Numbeo, a single family of four living in Turkey can expect to spend £1,428.30 a month on expenses before rent
The cost of living was reported to be nearly half that of the UK. Rent in Turkey is, on average, 62 per cent lower than in the UK.
Salt Bae's astonishing prices have attracted celebrities from around the world his numerous restaurants - though his Knightsbridge venue is rated just 2.5 stars on TripAdvisor.
Last summer, the chef was forced to slash prices in a bid to attract customers.
Turkish chef Nusret Gokce has divided opinion with his status symbol fancy meals
The chef became an internet meme in January 2017 and founded several 'top' steak houses
The chef was shamed in 2022 when he gatecrashed the World Cup final pitch in Qatar so he could be snapped with the trophy Argentina had just won.
At the time he claimed: 'I love Argentina. lived there for a while. I went to the match to support them.'
But after facing tremendous backlash, the 40-year-old added: 'Most of the team came to my restaurant, I didn't feel like a stranger.
'That moment was a very special moment. I can't do anything about what happened there, but I will never, ever step foot on a World Cup pitch again!'
And last summer he was forced to slash prices in a bid to attract customers.
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