These are our favourite foodie things to eat, make and check out this weekend.
Whether you are staying in, perhaps to have a barbie with pals or plan on heading out, enjoy the start of autumn the right way with our current favourite meal ideas.
Try popping the last of your summer veggies on the barbie, head to the always delicious Cassia or check out the food options available in Wynyard Quarter during the Auckland Arts Festival.
• Restaurant review: Cassia in Auckland CBD
Jesse Mulligan toasts to Cassia's unwavering consistency.
He writes: "Multiple winner of the best restaurant in Auckland award, it has become the place you go when you need to eat somewhere that is definitely good.
"After all, that's the reason I was there, trying to make up for a dud meal last week and, let's be truthful, to satisfy some professional curiosity I had over the recent consensus that this is THE best eatery in the city."
Read his full review over on viva.co.nz.
• Ray McVinnie's late summer BBQ ideas
Just because Autumn's here doesn't mean you need to put the barbie away yet.
This time of year is particularly barbecue-friendly as there are still plenty of vegetables like zucchini, eggplant and capsicums around.
From those summer veggies to bread stuffed with chorizo, Bite.co.nz's Ray McVinnie has plenty of fabulous ideas on what to chuck on the barbie this weekend.
Read his column over on bite.co.nz.
Perfect for dolloping over all manner of things, this herb-flecked yoghurt recipie will quickly become your new favourite dip.
See the full recipe at viva.co.nz.
• Auckland Arts Festival & Food Space eats
If you're planning on checking out some of the events on offer during the Auckland Arts Festival this weekend, we think the House of Mirrors at the Festival Playground at Silo Park would be a must-see as well as one of the many theatre shows and performances.
Food offerings in the area include The Super Taste Canteen: "with a menu that will bring the nostalgia of a good Kiwi barbie, the 'theatre' of smoke and fire, and the art of cooking over hardwood and coals" and Silo Park's Food Space vendors featuring the likes of Judge Bao, Taco Laco and Hangi Master.
To quench your thirst pop into the Rogue Society Sundowner Bar for an afternoon drop as you look out over the Auckland Harbour.
See timetables and more details on the Auckland Arts Festival here.
• How to slice an avocado without ending up in A&E
Have you heard of "avocado hand"? In 2017 ACC received claims for 162 injuries involving avocados and I'm sure you can imagine how easy it would be to become one of the many people who have suffered such an injury. Here are some tips on how to slice, pit and peel an avocado without needing a trip to A&E.
Read the full story here.
• This is what happens to your body when you eat fast food
If you live a healthy life, or even eat well 80 per cent of the time, some of us find the odd chicken nugget or ease of ordering a takeout Thai dish hard to resist. But could a few days of junk food or even that single fast food meal make a difference to your overall health?
Find out in the full story here.
Going up the slide is okay, actually. (Sometimes.)