
Vignesh Shivan Meets The Viral Salt Bae Chef, Praises His Energy And Amazing Food
Vignesh Shivan called Salt Bae a 'sweet host' and praised him for making 'everyone around happy.'
Vignesh Shivan, the South film director and husband of actress Nayanthara, seemingly celebrated Easter in Dubai. Taking to his Instagram account on Tuesday, April 22, the Paava Kadhaigal director revealed that he had met with one of the world's most celebrated chefs, Nusret Gokce, also known as Salt Bae. The latter owns a chain of luxury steakhouses named Nusr-Et and Vignesh happened to visit the one in Dubai.
In the reel which the filmmaker shared, Salt Bae could be seen showcasing his striking cutting skills while Vignesh curiously watched him do so. After the chef had finely cut the steak, he placed the pieces on a hot sizzler plate. Following this, Salt Bae, who is most popular for his unique way of sprinkling salt, asked Vignesh to imitate his way. Once the 39-year-old director was done showcasing his amatuer skills, Salt Bae took over and flaunted his signature style of sprinkling salt.
The two even shared a fist bump towards the end of the reel. In the caption, Vignesh wrote, 'Love the style of @nusr_et, the energy, the amazing food. Thank you for being a sweet host and making everyone around happy #HappyEaster." The Naanum Rowdy Dhaan director set the reel to one of Pushpa's BGM mixes and turned off the comment section of the post.
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Speaking of his professional front, the 39-year-old director announced that his upcoming film Love Insurance Kompany has entered the post-production stage. The Tamil-language rom-com film will feature Pradeep Ranganathan, S. J. Suryah and Krithi Shetty in lead roles. Yogi Babu, Gouri G. Kishan, Mysskin, Seeman, Anandaraj, Sunil Reddy and Shah Ra will be seen in other key roles.
Taking to his Instagram account just a few days back, Vignesh shared a post, expressing gratitude to all those who gave their all to the film. Sharing a series of behind-the-scenes pictures from the sets with the cast and crew, he wrote, 'Abundance of passion, love, honesty and hard work from each and everyone has built #LoveInsuranceKompany every day of shoot had a lot of challenges! But we never forgot to have a smile and also enjoy the process! Without the support of everyone in these frames, whatever magic we tried to create wouldn't have been possible!"
He continued, 'Without compromising even for one frame, we are proud that we have put in our best efforts to make an original, fresh, entertaining movie 🙂 Post-production works kick start with all your love and support! To Bring it to you on a festival date to celebrate more with your friends & families."
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Love Insurance Kompany is being produced by Nayanthara in collaboration with Seven Screen Studios, and is scheduled to be released sometime this year.
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