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Vietnam Govt. Minister Was Fed L1,450 Gold-Plated Steak After Laying Flowers at Karl Marx's Grave

By Ella Glover
The Independent, London
Monday, November 9, 2021

Vietnam's Minister of Public Security has been criticised for eating a a slice of L1,450 gold-plated steak at Salt Bae's London restaurant just a day after laying flowers at Karl Marx's grave.

The minister, General To Lam, was seen eating at the Instagram-famous chef's London restaurant Nusr-Et restaurant in Knightsbridge, which has been criticised for being outrageously overpriced.

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A table of four recently left dinner at the restaurant after being presented with a bill for L37,023 ($50,888), according to a post shared to Reddit's London subreddit.

Celebrities like Gemma Collins have lamented the prices of Salt Bae's steaks. Collins said she spent L1,450 on a gold-wrapped tomahawk steak, the same dish seen being served to the Vietnamese delegates.

A video, which has since been taken down, was posted to the Salt Bae's official TikTok and showed To Lam being fed a piece of gold-plated steak by the chef himself.

To Lam had led a delegation at the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, before heading to London to dine at Salt Bae's restaurant.

The steak he was shown eating costs more than his monthly wage, which is between L442 to L590 before allowances.

While it is unclear who footed the bill -- or how much it cost, the video was shared online despite being deleted, inviting criticism of the minister. ...

... For the remainder of the report:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/salt-bae-vietnamese-minister-to-lam-cop26-b1953645.html

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