--- title: Willy Wonka Rainbow Burger Pays Tribute to Gene Wilder description: Bar Luca in Sydney, Australia is paying tribute to the late Gene Wilder with the Willy Wonka-inspired rainbow "Beauregard Burger." canonical: https://time.com/4480206/willy-wonka-rainbow-burger-gene-wilder-tribute/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-06T17:25:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:12.160Z og:title: This Willy Wonka Rainbow Burger Is Pure Imagination og:description: It's a tribute to Gene Wilder and comes with "Wonka" sauce og:url: https://time.com/4480206/willy-wonka-rainbow-burger-gene-wilder-tribute/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Willy Wonka Rainbow Burger Is Pure Imagination twitter:description: It's a tribute to Gene Wilder and comes with "Wonka" sauce twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Restaurant Creates Ridiculously Over-the-Top _Willy Wonka_ Burger for Gene Wilder Fans  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 6, 2016 5:25 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 6, 2016 5:25 PM UTC Following the announcement that [Gene Wilder](http://time.com/4471478/gene-wilder-death-most-memorable-movie-moments/) [died in August](http://time.com/4471438/gene-wilder-death-willy-wonka-blazing-saddles/?xid=homepage) of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, people have been [paying their respects](http://time.com/4471480/celebrities-tribute-gene-wilder-death/) to him in a variety of ways. But when it comes to unique tributes to the beloved actor, a restaurant in Australia may have just taken the cake. With the introduction of the “Beauregard Burger,” Sydney’s [Bar Luca](http://barluca.com.au) has kicked off a celebration of Wilder’s life dubbed “Wonka Week.” Featuring a custom rainbow milk bun filled with a beef patty, popping cheese (cheddar cheese topped with popping candy, reports [Buzzfeed](https://www.buzzfeed.com/caitlinjinks/willy-wonka-inspired-rainbow-burgers?utm%5Fterm=.vi0Zd0jgr#.cjqBn0A3q)), tomato soup jelly, blueberry onion jam, fried potatoes and Wonka sauce, the burger is an homage to Wilder’s turn as an eccentric candymaker in _Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory_, and of course Beauregarde’s [iconic scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkH4UgIJRmA). The colorful creation costs $16 and “tastes a little sweet and a little savoury,” according to head chef Sarah Robbins. The restaurant is even giving away golden tickets (one each day per venue) that are good for a free burger and drink for two to customers who order the special. \[h/t [Buzzfeed](https://www.buzzfeed.com/caitlinjinks/willy-wonka-inspired-rainbow-burgers?utm%5Fterm=.vi0Zd0jgr#.cjqBn0A3q)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4480206/willy-wonka-rainbow-burger-gene-wilder-tribute/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4480206/willy-wonka-rainbow-burger-gene-wilder-tribute/"},"headline":"Restaurant Creates Ridiculously Over-the-Top Willy Wonka Burger for Gene Wilder Fans","datePublished":"2016-09-06T17:25:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:12.160Z","description":"And it sounds amazing","url":"https://time.com/4480206/willy-wonka-rainbow-burger-gene-wilder-tribute/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4480206/willy-wonka-rainbow-burger-gene-wilder-tribute/","name":"Restaurant Creates Ridiculously Over-the-Top Willy Wonka Burger for Gene Wilder Fans"}}]}] ```