Michelin star chef Heston Blumenthal. Photo credit: John Scott Blackwell.
Australia's “healthy” burger brand Grill’d has announced its new partnership with Heston Blumenthal’s “favorite mushroom-based meat,” Fable. The plant-based Fable Burger has four new flavors on the menu.
Michelin star chef Heston Blumenthal said: “I never thought that I would allow another restaurant to serve one of my very special burgers until I met the great team at Grill’d. All four of the Fable Burgers are awesome, but the Heston Fable Burger is the star of the show. The Fable Pattie has a rich, satisfying mushroom flavor that tastes like slow-cooked meat, complemented by the plum and spiciness of hoisin sauce, the fresh texture of Japanese coleslaw and lightly grilled tofu. It has all the umami, all the satisfying things you would expect from a burger, but there is no meat in it. Delicious, 100% natural, filling and simply delicious. "
For the new Fable range, Heston has created a tasty Fable Spicy Cheeseburger, which is on the menu across the country, and a Heston Fable burger in limited edition, which is available in selected restaurants.
“Inspired by Peking duck pancakes, the limited edition burger is an evolution of the menu at the celebrity chef's in-house restaurant, The Perfectionists & # 39; Café in London, and for the first time one of Heston Blumenthal's burgers is served outside his restaurants, ”says Fable.
Limited to only 4000 burgers across Australia. Reservations for the "Heston Fable Burger" in selected Grill’d restaurants are essential and will be published via grilld.com.au/heston. Sessions begin August 8-22. NSW residents can also register their interest online to enjoy the Heston Fable Burger experience when food restrictions are relaxed.
"The 'Heston Fable Burger' 'is served with Heston's signature gastronomic flair and brought to the table under a smoke-filled bell with silver service accents," said Fable.
For $ 35 per person, the limited edition burger is served along with Grill & # 39; d Famous Chips with a touch of white miso mayo and a selection of premium wines (Montalto Pennon Hill Pinot Noir Wines or Merritt Chenin Blanc), local beer or not served -alcoholic drink. 
Grill’d founder Simon Crowe says: “We are very excited to bring the Heston Fable Burger to Grill’d. By partnering with Fable, we had the opportunity to work with one of the best chefs in the world, Heston Blumenthal, and add four new Fable meat mushroom burgers to our plant-based menu that taste just as good as the real ones. It is the next step in our mission to discover a whole new world of taste and to question the status quo with innovative, healthy and carefully manufactured products. "
Heston's Fable Spicy Cheeseburgers, as well as two other Fable burgers, will be available to eat, take-away and delivery services across Australia. The menu includes:
- Fable Spicy Cheeseburger by Heston Blumenthal – Plant-Based Fable Pattie, Meaty Mushroom with Ripened Cheddar, Spanish Onion, Dijon Mustard, Dill Pickles, Egg Mayo and Heston's Fire Roasted Spicy Tomato Sauce ($ 14.50)
- Fable Truffle – Vegetable, meaty mushroom fable pattie with ripened cheddar, lamb's lettuce, fresh basil, and truffle mayonnaise ($ 14.50)
- Fable Southern BBQ – Vegetable, meaty mushroom fable pattie with coleslaw, shredded carrot, Spanish onion, egg mayonnaise, dill pickles, and local Davidson plum barbecue sauce ($ 14.50)
Available August 8-22 at Grill & # 39; d restaurants only: Windsor, Victoria; Hawthorn, Victoria; Conservatory, Queensland; Carindale, Queensland; Scarborough, WA:
- The Heston Fable Burger (reservation required) – Vegetable, meaty mushroom fable pattie with tofu, cucumber, fresh coleslaw, hoisin sauce, topped with crispy fable beef, served on a buttery brioche bun ($ 35).
"Grill’d and Fable share a love for fresh, high-quality and sustainable ingredients and all four new Fable burgers are made from 100% natural ingredients with no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives," said Fable.
The "all natural", vegetable-based meat mushroom burger patties from Fable are made from real shiitake mushrooms and offer a whole new world of delicious, meaty texture and umami taste.
"Grill’d continues to offer its guests innovative, healthy and carefully made products that challenge the status quo. Fable's fleshy mushrooms are the next generation of plant-based meats made from real and nutritious ingredients without compromising the taste. "
