11/6/07

Religious experience

I am not a particularly religious man. I have, however, recently had a brush with the divine. I present to you the Vesta Burger.

As you can see, it took me a few bites to realize the divine nature of this burger. It's topped with too many condiments to list, but the key ingredients are a good half-pound of ground beef, sautéed mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese.

The ultimate satisfaction I felt while eating this burger was nothing short of a deep and meaningful brush with God. Of burgers. I swear.

I felt almost ashamed to eat it. How could I be worthy of such goodness?

But as I ate it, I took solace. For though I consumed the ultimate burger, it's spirit would ascend and become the ideal for which all other burgers would aspire to eat. And while no burger I eat will ever approach the purity of the Vesta Burger, I will appreciate the valiant effort of lesser burgers as they strive to meet the divine example.

That's The Vesta, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on the corner of Steeles and Dixie. Great all-day breakfast, and a burger of biblical proportions.