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Salt Bae’s upmarket London steak restaurant descended on by activists | UK News

Posted on29/11/202508/08/2023Author

Activists have targeted the Knightsbridge steak restaurant owned by controversial chef Salt Bae.

Animal Rebellion, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, is campaigning for a “plant-based food system and mass rewilding”.

They said that eight people entered the Nusret steakhouse in the upmarket central London district at about 6pm on Saturday and sat at tables that had already been reserved.

Student Ben Thomas, 20, said: “Restaurants like these are symbolic of a broken system.

“Whilst two million people are relying on food banks in the UK right now, influencer chefs are selling gold-plated steaks for more than £1,000.

“Steaks, and other red meats, that we know carry the highest environmental impacts.”

Video shared by the protest group showed a woman being carried out onto the street by restaurant staff, and left to sit on the curb.

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to the scene just after 6pm, but found their attendance was not needed as the protesters had left by then.

The restaurant, one of more than a dozen Nusr-Et Steakhouse branches around the world, opened late last year and its prices quickly astonished diners.

A receipt from one diner was shared online soon after the opening showing a rack of lamb costing £200, a giant tomahawk steak for £630, £9 for a Coca-Cola, £11 for a Red Bull, £12 for sweetcorn and £ 100 for a “golden burger”.

The man behind it is Nusret Gokce, who founded internet fame in 2017 thanks to a video of him theatrically dropping salt from a height on to a steak.

Animal Rebellion’s Twitter feed said there had also been a protest at Manchester’s Mana restaurant “to demand an end to climate chaos, inequality and animal exploitation in the form of a transition to a plant based future”.

Video footage shared just after 9.30pm showed one person being hauled out of the restaurant by a man with a police vest and others.

It comes weeks after a similar stunt at Gordon Ramsay’s three-star Michelin restaurant in London’s Chelsea district.

‘Barmageddon’ Host Tries Viral ‘Pilk’ Drink, Calls It ‘Fundamentally Wrong’

Posted on29/09/202508/08/2023Author

Carson Daly and his co-hosts on the “TODAY” show tried out a viral drink trend that feels ripped straight from the Wheel of Redemption on “Barmageddon.”

On Monday, Daly introduced the hosts to a new holiday drink sensation introduced as a collaboration between Lindsay Lohan and Pepsi called “Pilk.” The beverage is a combination of Pepsi mixed with milk over ice to create a drink that the “Barmageddon” host bluntly described as “fundamentally wrong.”

After he explained what the drink was, some wondered if it was as gross as it sounded or if it would taste just like a root beer or Coca-Cola float, which uses ice cream instead of milk. Luckily, Daly organized it so their curiosity would be satisfied by handing them all a cold glass of Pilk. Once they took a few sips, the overall consensus was that it did indeed taste like a root beer float… but that wasn’t quite right.

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“It does have the root beer float thing with the dairy,” Carson conceded. “I don’t mind it, but it feels fundamentally wrong, like pineapple on pizza. It’s like I’m doing something wrong.”

In the end, he admitted the drink was “not terrible,” while setting the nearly full glass down never to try another sip as it started to curdle.

The origin of the new holiday drink that’s sweeping the world on social media began when Lohan posted a video to TikTok in which she donned her steamy Santa outfit from “Mean Girls” to pour herself a pint of Pilk. She calls the dirty soda “naughty” and “nice.”

According to TODAY, although Pilk may seem like a new collaboration born of trying to insert another drink into the holiday “milk and cookies” conversation, dirty sodas have been around for a while. They’re a trendy non-alcoholic drink that was popularized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah, which combines dairy with flavored syrups and soda. The outlet notes that, although Pepsi is trying to make “Pilk” happen, it is mentioned in a press release that it is “traditionally” served with creamer instead of milk.

Tune into “Barmageddon” on Mondays at 11/10c on USA Network to see more drink concoctions.

Tim Cook says Apple will use chips built in the US at the Arizona factory

Posted on17/05/202508/08/2023Author

apples CEO Tim Cook confirmed that Apple will buy US-made microchips at an event in Arizona on Tuesday, where President Joe Biden also spoke.

Cook said Apple would buy processors made in a new Arizona factory, according to a video from the event.

“And now, thanks to the hard work of so many people, these chips can be proudly stamped Made in America,” Cook said. “This is an incredibly significant moment.”

The chip factories will be owned and operated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the largest foundry company with over half of the global market share. TSMC produces the most advanced processors, including the chips in the latest iPhones, iPads and Macs.

The plants will be capable of manufacturing the 4-nanometer and 3-nanometer chips that are used for advanced processors such as Apple’s A-series and M-series and Nvidia‘s graphics processors.

“Today is only the beginning,” Cook said. “Today we’re combining TSMC’s expertise with the unrivaled ingenuity of American workers. We are investing in a stronger brighter future, we are planting our seed in the Arizona desert. And at Apple, we are proud to help nurture its growth.”

“Apple had to buy all the advanced chips from overseas, now they’re going to bring more of their supply chain home,” Biden said. “It could be a game-changer.”

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook looks on during US President Joe Biden’s visit to TSMC AZ’s first Fab (Semiconductor Fabrication Plant) in P1A (Phase 1A), in Phoenix, Arizona, December 6, 2022.

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters

TSMC currently does most of its manufacturing in Taiwan, which has raised questions from US and European lawmakers about securing supply in the potential event of a Chinese invasion or other regional issues. Chip companies such as Nvidia and Apple design their own chips but outsource the manufacturing to companies like TSMC and Samsung Foundry.

The factories in Arizona will be partially subsidized by the US government. Earlier this year, Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law, which includes billions of dollars in incentives for companies that build chip manufacturing capabilities on US soil.

TSMC said on Tuesday that it would spend $40 billion on the two Arizona plants. The first plant in Phoenix is expected to produce chips by 2024. The second plant will open in 2026, according to the Biden administration.

The TSMC plants will produce 600,000 wafers per year when fully operational, which is enough to meet US annual demand, according to the National Economic Council.

The US plants will be a small fraction of TSMC’s total capacity, which produced 12 million wafers in 2020.

amd CEO Lisa Su said in remarks on Tuesday that AMD plans to be a significant user of the TSMC Arizona fabs.

American chip company Intel has also said it wants to compete for Apple’s business and is building chip factories in Arizona and Ohio, which are expected to be partially subsidized by the CHIPS act.

Last year, Intel said it would act as a foundry for other companies, although its manufacturing abilities currently lag behind TSMC’s. That makes Intel less attractive for the fastest chips.