A chef has created his own take on celebrity steak seller Salt Bae’s gold-wrapped nosh for a fraction of the price.
Gareth Mason, 33, covered his signature Whist Pies in edible 24-carat gold leaf to mock the “ludicrous” menu at Nusret Gokce’s high-priced Knightsbridge restaurant.
He said: “It just shows that wrapping food in gold is sheer stupidity.
“There’s no price that can justify it. It adds nothing at all to the food, it tastes of nothing and it just dissolves on contact. It’s just a gimmick for appearances.
“Getting a steak and wrapping it in gold doesn’t make it worth £800. There has to be a barrier of stupidity.”
Gareth has also created gold-wrapped chips, bacon and gold sausage butties and a 24-carat carrot.
But while the Turkish butcher-turned-steakmonger charges £850 for his steaks, Gareth’s dishes were valued at just 5p by a local jewellery store.
The head chef at the Absolute Bar and Bistro in Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancs, said: “It’s more Morecambe Bay than Salt Bae.
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“We’ve got the traditional Lancashire dishes covered in gold for a fraction of the price you’d pay at his restaurant.”
Gareth charges just £12 for a pie and pickle platter.
The father of two, went on to add: “This guy is making himself a multi-millionaire from conning people.
“The joke is on the customer if they’re willing to pay that.”
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Gokce, 38, has fans falling over themselves to lap up his extravagant gold-covered steaks and burgers at his London restaurant.
While the restaurant has been slammed by critics, there is no shortage of eager celebs queueing up to pay eye-watering prices and then posting about it online.
Reality star Gemma Collins was one of the first to bag a table.
She ranked the experience “ten out of ten”, despite nearly choking when she saw the £1,450 bill.
Former glamour model Danielle Lloyd treated herself to a £100 gold-wrapped burger.
She admitted it was “really expensive” but was worth it for “the experience”.
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