These are some of our foodie picks for the weekend. Photos / Instagram, Getty, Bite
These are some of our foodie picks for the weekend. Photos / Instagram, Getty, Bite
If you're looking to expand your tastebuds, we've rounded up a selection of Auckland eats including a few slightly quirkier options to try this weekend.
Our picks include fried chicken cutlets "as big as your face", beef burgers with glazed donuts for buns and a couple of recipes that feature up-and-coming food trend hemp seeds.
For the slightly less adventurous, but those still looking for something unique, there's baked pears with a new-to-market date syrup, a world-renowned chef is bringing his 5-course degustation to Auckland and there's a little warning for those of you who may have a tendency to overindulge in avo.
For days when comfort food is required but time is tight, this delicious dish from Bite's Geoff Scott can be made from scratch and on the table in less than half an hour.
Everyone loves avocado, and thankfully it's a good fat that will nourish your body. But are you taking it a step too far and indulging in a little more than you should?
Sadly, avocado isn't exempt from the old adage: "too much of a good thing".
Hemp seed protein powder by Plant Culture. Photo / Bite
Hemp seed is unfamiliar territory for a lot of people. So with the seeds turning mainstream, the team at Bite asked Plant Culture's Cameron Sims a few questions to help us better understand the new product.
Armed with your new found hemp seed knowledge, here are two recipes to try: hemp seed, prune and whisky cake and hemp tortillas with a roasted pumpkin salsa.
The team at Sneaky Snacky, headed up by chef Min Seak Kang, have created a juicy wagyu beef burger with bacon and cheese sandwiched between two glazed donuts.
If that's not crazy enough for you, the 80s-influenced pop-up restaurant has teased "cheesy" black hot dogs: charcoal-coated sausage, gherkin and mozzarella on a stick and other morsels such as Korean fried chicken and taro chips.
What: Sneaky Snacky: a month-long Asian street food-inspired pop-up bar set in techy 80s-vibe surrounds When: From July 20 to August 18 Time: Tue-Sat: lunch 12pm - 3pm, dinner 5pm - 10pm. Fri, Sat open till late Where: Ostro Deck, 52 Tyler Street, Auckland CBD
World-reknowned chef Luke Mangan is coming to Auckland with a five-course degustation menu designed to celebrate our incredible local seafood and produce.
What: 5-course degustation designed by chef Luke Mangan When: July 21 Where: FISH Restaurant Tickets: Tickets available for $189 from the FISH website.
