We had cause to visit Glebe Point Road for the first time in a long while this Wednesday past. The occasion was a book launch, upstairs at Glee Books, starring the lovely Judy Beveridge. After the event, needing to find something to browse in the way of dinner, we opted for burgers and chips at a rather unique joint on the strip – a Vegetarian Diner (the name of which is withheld to protect, well, me) …
Adonis gets ripped in the side or ritually murdered. Which is it? I can’t quite remember.
Time to dust off my copy of The Golden Bough and maybe get a definitive answer. One thing about it, he must have been a thin and emaciated kind of chap if he was relying on burgers from this place.  The fare: a brioche bun quaintly decorated with “plant-based beef” and the usual salad bits: not even a fried egg to boost the flavour.
They do however fabricate a really good chocolate milkshake. I’d be inclined to revisit just for that; but otherwise, well, they can keep their ideas about the God of Vegetation …
In Greek mythology, Adonis was the god of beauty and desire. Originally, he was a god worshipped in the area of Phoenicia (modern – day Lebanon), but was later adopted by the Greeks. According to the most popular belief, he was the son of Theias, king of Syria, and Myrrha (also known as Smyrna), Theias’ daughter.
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