Two unhappy souls

from manasidhavale@gmail.com
to TheInvisibleMan
date Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:05 PM

u knw what i'd really love right now??
a nice big fat juicy burger...
i wanna go to burger king!!!

from Akshay Panday
to manasidhavale@gmail.com
date Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:04 PM

or that fat one at dorabjee's ... !

from Akshay Panday
to manasidhavale@gmail.com
date Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:05 PM

damn! why did you remind me!

from manasidhavale@gmail.com
to Akshay Panday
date Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:09 PM

devil's chicken..
mmmmmmmmmmmmm
unhunhuhuhnuhnuhuhuhnhuh
hurry up and come for the weekend.. then we'll go!

from manasidhavale@gmail.com
to Akshay Panday
date Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:12 PM

i'm just as unhappy as u are ok...
i cant go get a burger either...

from Akshay Panday
to manasidhavale@gmail.com
date Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:10 PM

but now my head is filled with images of fat juicy burgers ...
i swear i can smell it ..

from manasidhavale@gmail.com
to Akshay Panday
date Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:15 PM

:( yumm.. with the thick mayo... and struggling to keep all the stuffing inside...

from Akshay Panday
to manasidhavale@gmail.com date
Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:13 PM

vegetarians' lives suck so much ...

from manasidhavale@gmail.com
to Akshay Panday
date Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:19 PM

u cant get the same flavour with a potato patty... now can u

from Akshay Panday
to manasidhavale@gmail.com
date Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:17 PM

not even within a mile of close
and we're not alone here ..
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i7Gn908pHBthAvUN5lV6rkcsInTg

from manasidhavale@gmail.com
to Akshay Panday
date Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:23 PM

i want a burger NOW!!!! :(

from Akshay Panday
to manasidhavale@gmail.com
date Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:20 PM

:(


You gotta love the 5 O'clock conversations!

The Best Burger in New York

An episode of How I Met Your Mother (4x02) has this impassioned speech by Marshall when they spend a whole evening running around to find the 'perfect' burger that Marshall had had eight years ago.

Just a Burger? Just a burger. Robin, it’s so much more than “just a burger”. I mean…that first bite—oh what heaven that first bite is! The bun like a sesame freckled breast of an angel resting gently on the ketchup and mustard below—flavors mingling in a seductive pas-de-deux And then…a pickle…the most playful little pickle! Then a slice of tomato, a leaf of lettuce and a…a patty of ground beef so exquisite; swirling in your mouth breaking apart and combining again in a fugue of sweets and savor so delightful. This is no mere sandwich of grilled meat and toasted bread, Robin: this is God…speaking to us in food.

While I later found out that it was lifted from Amadeus, obviously Salieri wasn't talking about burgers. The scene was great, balancing the comedic tone of the series with the poignant, passionate appeal of a man who has spent eight years looking for his long lost 'perfect' burger and is one hat-tip away. And we are shaken out of our reverie when Lily gets her riposte in

And you got our wedding vows off the internet..!

Me? I was thinking about the Tandoori Chicken at 'Toni Da Dhaba' back in the days when childhood (mine) was carefree and youth (parents') was forgiving. When driving half way to Lonavala in December to sit on a charpoy with a fire-in-a-drum nearby was not a big deal. Nothing has come close since. Has it been 8 years? Probably more....