He was the quirky chef who became an internet sensation thanks to his unique style of sprinkling salt on meat and built a commercial property empire upon it.

You know the video. A man in mirrored sunglasses, white T-shirt stretched tight, pinches salt between his fingers and lets it cascade down his forearm in slow motion to land on a slab of meat, like ...

Salt Bae rose to prominence in 2017, when a video of him sprinkling salt on steaks became a viral meme. The chef was able to parlay his five minutes of fame into a global restaurant empire, although ...