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Bianca: Whilst this tale had a happy ending it started off as a somewhat nightmare. I usually pride myself on my organisational skills and to eat (not see) as much of Melbourne as possible I had to be pretty diligent with my coordinating. One absolute pre-requisite for this trip was the double patty smash burger from ‘Rockwell & Sons’, some plan swapping threw everything out the window so things got a little muddled. Which brought me to Collingwood at 12pm on a Wednesday, standing forlornly outside a shut Rockwell & Sons. Sadly this day was to be ‘smash’ free, I would be chasing that elusive burger till I left. It’s now my top priority next time I visit. After meandering along for a few minutes I remembered a place just up from Huxtaburger, pointed out to me by my pal Shancois (whom you met in our epic burger crawl here – http://forfoodssake.net/2015/02/23/the-great-melbourne-burger-crawl-of-2015-melbourne/). ‘Po’Boy Quarter’ offer Southern Style fare with the bulk of the menu revolving around the popular New Orleans sandwiches known as Po Boys, …

Bianca: So here we are ladies and gentlemen, the culmination of many months of planning, culling burger lists left, right and centre, careful map planning by my go to Melbournian, Shancois. Eight places, one day, three people, one signature burger. Our bodies were ready! In preparation, Alex and I hit the gym in the early morning, our clueless delusions that this would somehow offset the damage we were about to inflict. Compiling the list for the day was a combination of what was open, nearby and feasible in a span of 8 hours. I have included three other places I visited during the week to get a more accurate picture of our/my favourite burger. Keeping in mind there were so many other options that we just didn’t get around to, don’t worry guys, there will be a sequel. I was pretty upset I missed the quintessential Melbourne burger, the ‘Double Patty Smash Burger’ from Rockwell & Sons. Time just got away from me. My nerdiness took over and spreadsheets got involved that’s how sad this …