Burger No. 4

Honestly I was a bit skeptical about the goat burger from the Coco at the Roxy because their normal burger is nothing special and ok. But the "Here's looking at you, kid" was a pleasant surprise.  I really liked the greekish/ turkish bread which combined very well with the goat feta paddy.

It had a nice strong flavour but was well balanced and tasted almost like a falafel. Sadly they ran out of the pannelle so it came with normal fries. It was Sunday night and the place was pretty crowded so I don't blame them for that. With that little downside I give it a 9 out of 10 because this was the first burger of the four I tried which tasted really special and held up to the description and they really should put it on their regular menu.

Sometimes you really amaze me

I already have seen some pretty impressive sunsets here in Wellington but still there are some which leave me breathless. Like yesterday when the sun went behind the hill and made this wonderful glow in the haze. The color shift was just amazing. From yellow to purple and then deep blue. Keep it coming I say =)

Burger No. 3

The Home Of The Waipiti from The Larder follows one motto: keep it simple.

The only thing that stands out is the minced elk (wapiti) meat. Simply combined with a good sauce, salat, pickles and tomatoes so that you really can enjoy the tasty paddy. To be honest if I didn't knew that it was elk I wouldn't noticed it. Anyhow the best burger so far and with the tasy simple fries I give it an 8 because the buns looked a bit of the shelf and not very special and elk meat sounded great but it also could have been good beef mince. Nonetheless a very tasty burger.

Burger No. 2

Today it was the "Just Plum Decadent" from the Plum. Presented on a wooden plate with chunks of chips it looked very tasty.

The bun was fluffy and ciabatta like and really great. The pork paddy sounded very good on the menu but could not keep up to the description. I missed the slow cooked pork taste and I didn't catch the Pinot juice sauce either. The mayonnaise for the chips was good but again there was something missing. The kick where you say: "This is a tasty burger." Overall I would give it a 5. Well made good burger with fresh ingredients but nothing special. 

The Burger Battle has begun

Wellington On A Plate just started today and that means that the only thing that matters for the next two weeks is food. The best of all is the side competition of several restaurants in the Welly area: Best Burger.

The first was Cafe Polos Blackbull Spicy Slammer. The homemade spicy sauce was great and went really well with the smoky cheese and paddy. The big chunks of chips were good as well but would have been much better without Cajun spice which detracted from the burger a bit too much. A minus was also that the Blackbull was hard to keep between the nice buns and almost resulted in disintegration of the piece. Overall it would be a 7 on a scale from 0 to 10. 

Turn it up!

Yesterday we went to The Embassy Theatre to watch Gravity. This is the premier theatre where Peter Jackson shows his movies to the world and was completely refurbished in 2003 for LOTR: The Return Of The King. And since the premiere of the Hobbit it got upgraded with the new Dolby ATMOS surround system. This gives you a true 360° sound feeling including sound from the top.
And it was f***king awesome! The whole cinema rumbled with low frequency sound effects and combined with the movie it was a really great experience. I even would say this is a must to visit if you are in Wellington or nearby for vacation.
The movie with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney in the main and only visible roles was a really great and deep experience. But this flick won't work on your small telly with crappy sound. This movie in my opinion only works in a great theatre with great surround sound. That being said for me it was a very intense experience. I would it compare a little with 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick but only the feeling and the sense of realism. The story itself is much much simpler, almost not existent and in the end a bit too exaggerated for my taste. Nevertheless it is a must see for all space lovers and it is from start to finish an audi-visual bombardment for your senses.