It’s raining burgers, we tell chef Vicky Ratnani, in the middle of our visit to his dark kitchen in Pali Hill. It is from here that the celebrity chef will dish out his latest offering of gourmet burgers — Speak Burgers starting next week. For this venture Ratnani has partnered with old-time friend and car guru Alberto Bestonso and model-actress Kashishh Rajput. “I would serve these burgers in a fine-dine restaurant, too. When it comes to burgers, people have slowly upped their choices and moved toward gourmet burgers. There is so much that can be created in terms of flavours,” says Ratnani.

We’ve tried many burgers in the recent past, and we can safely gauge what worked for us. When we cut a Speak burger, the detailing in the layers is obvious; each one placed strategically to perform its skit on the palate. The massive brioche buns hold the fillings well. The bite doesn’t break into a burger mess — but on the palate it gives you that wholesome burger bliss.