Eight years ago, chef Nusret Gökçe became a meme incarnate when a video of him bouncing grains of salt off his forearm and onto a steak garnered millions of views. The Internet hype was enough ...

The Salt Bae meme was born. When he's not working out or posting stony-faced photos on Instagram, Gökçe visits his restaurants to check in with his teams and interact with customers, former ...