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 checkout the food options available in Wynyard Quarter during the Auckland Arts Festival.
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."
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.
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.
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