Venezuelans outraged by Maduro's steak feast at Salt Bae restaurantSEPTEMBER 17, 2018 / 9:09 PM / UPDATED 16 HOURS AGO
FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends an event with the Youth of the Venezuela's United Socialist Party (PSUV) in Caracas, Venezuela September 11, 2018. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERSCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dined on expensive steak at a “Salt Bae†restaurant in Istanbul during a stop-off returning from a visit to China, drawing furor back home where millions struggle to get enough to eat and red meat is a rare luxury.
Turkish celebrity chef Nusret Gokce, who owns a chain of restaurants and is known as Salt Bae for his theatrical style of sprinkling salt on his steaks, posted videos and photos on his Instagram and Twitter pages showing Maduro and his wife, Cilia, dining.
In one video, Maduro tells fellow diners, “This is a once in a lifetime moment,†as Gokce dramatically slices steak for them by their table while swaying his hips. In another video, Maduro smokes a cigar taken from a box with a plaque of his name.
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