November 20, 2023
EP. 217 — Re-Release: Salt Bae or Scam Bae? w/ Prentice Penny
What’s poppin’ con-gregation? For this holiday, we are revisiting our episode with showrunner for HBO’s Insecure, Prentice Penny. We discuss the viral meat connoisseur “Salt Bae,” and the accusations of scamming surrounding his restaurants. Plus, the FBI catches an artist allegedly selling fake works from his friend and mentor Raymond Pettibon. Stay Schemin’!
This was recorded October 19th, 2021.
Research by Kaelyn Brandt
Sources:
https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article225807840.html
https://nypost.com/2021/04/13/salt-bae-hit-with-5m-copyright-suit-over-artwork-of-chef/
https://www.eater.com/2018/1/26/16932642/salt-bae-nurs-et-new-york-city-restaurant-reviews
https://www.miamiherald.com/article239104028.html
https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/1549436/salt-bae-nusret-gokce-restaurant-locations-new-york/
https://news.artnet.com/opinion/history-zombie-formalism-1318352
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/wet-paint-christian-rosa-raymond-pettibon-1940051
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