Marshall gives an iconic, passionate speech describing the burger with poetic vocabulary—calling it "God speaking to us in food" and comparing the bun to a "sesame-freckled breast of an angel".

Marshall's speech is an homage to Salieri’s description of Mozart's music in the film Amadeus .

The episode expertly uses recurring jokes, such as Robin’s desperate hunger while on a "7-day cleanse" and the group inevitably wasting a perfectly good sandwich whenever Marshall gives up on a place. Character Highlights & Guest Star

The episode centers on Marshall’s quest to find a burger joint he visited during his first week in NYC, seeking to recapture the feeling of being 22, idealistic, and free.

HIMYM, "The Best Burger in New York": Heads, tails or pickles