Desiree Koh:
October 9. So for a long time, I have been hearing about the awesomeness of Grill'd burgers from Dion. I have been eager to experience for myself.
Desiree Koh:
These are strong claims. I love burgers. Let's find out.
Desiree Koh:
Healthy burgers that taste heavenly? Can this be true?
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Exhibit A: Tuscan Delight, a massive slab of lean chicken breast - yes, Grill'd - to tender perfection and sandwiched with pesto, roast capsicum and cheddar. Hen party right there.
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Exhibit B: The inside of a Tuscan Delight. A burger that doesn't fit into your mouth is a burger to behold.
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Exhibit C: The Mighty Melbourne, with 100 percent lean beef and the typical Australian lot of mozzarella, crispy (trim) bacon, (free range) fried egg, beetroot slices, salad and relish. Holy cow. Wow.
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Exhibit D: What's a good burger without fresh, hand cut "chips" to go with? These were herb'd up in a way to get you high on fries.
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Demolition derby - burger rubble.
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100 percent Daniel Tan.
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Getting really Grill'd.
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Not to be trendy or anything, but we then had the best cupcakes in Melbourne for dessert.
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The array on a tray includes Orange Jaffa, Red Velvet, Cookies and Cream, Chocolate Cheese, Espresso and Belgian Chocolate.
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Better jolt of energy than a regular cuppa. These were very, very good.
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The chocolate Little Cupcake with a twirl of cheese cream sans swirl.
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Orange Jaffa Little Cupcake pleading sweet to the nth degree.
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Cupcakes runneth over.
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Federation Square, where Melburnians come to do everything that's about liberation. It's the city's token so-ugly-everyone-hates-it-but-is-now-iconography spot.
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The Melbourne skyline. Do not be fooled though - the city is very little glass, steel and atrocities of modernity. To look like this is to be edgy - the heart of the city is all Victorian and Art Deco.
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On the other end.
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We set out on a jaunt to pick up our race packs from the vaunted Melbourne Cricket Ground - the G. It's like the Dodger Stadium of cricket.
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A ferris wheel along the Yarra River.
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A different spin.
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This was a truly amazing sight. Strange Fruit is a performing arts company in Melbourne that stages music on bendable stilts 13 feet high, swaying to the bells they're ringing.
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They were rehearsing for a performance in the Melbourne International Arts Festival. Check out that swaying, inspired by wheat rippling in a breeze.
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I sure wish I could've watched the show.
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Bellwethers, bellringers.
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The G. Where glory was scheduled to be waiting post-marathon, if you believe the race tagline.
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Thank you for being a sponsor. But I didn't need you.
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Jiminy Cricket or someone... probably the Lou Gehrig of the sport.
