Tuesday 30 April 2019

Lick's Burger Boutique

I thought all the Lick's locations closed a while ago, but there's still one left!

Super cheap prices! 

Classic Homeburger
I think this is still the same taste I remember and I still love their guk (mayo), but the meat patty used to be better. 

Amano


Fat Tubes Rigatoni with pesto garlic toast
The pasta was pretty good and I loved the crispy pesto garlic toast. 


Saturday 20 April 2019

Plaza Premium Lounge - Brisbane Airport

Flying back from Auckland to Toronto, we had a stopover in Brisbane.

Nice comfy chairs

 
Iced Chai Tea (skip it) and Cafe Lattes

Affogato - ice cream and espresso shot
Pancake with syrup

Pastry, hash brown, sausage and fruits

Sausage, hash browns and pastries
The breakfast selection was okay for the most part - the drinks were the best part. 


Glenfield Night Market - Auckland

April 20, 2019
Lion Rock and Kitekite falls


 
Lamb Kebab!
Great seasoning - so yummy!

 
Illuminatea
 
Taro Slushie, Chocolate Raspberry Tart, Butter Chicken, Chicken Shawarma on rice
The butter chicken had a lot of chicken, but the sauce was too sweet. The chicken shawarma was dry. The taro slushie and chocolate raspberry tart were great!

Dumplings with chili oil and peanuts
These were really good! Maybe almost as good as the Supernormal dumplings (but for a fraction of the price).

April 14, 2019


 
The super busy night market was located in the parking lot of Glenfield Mall. They had lots of different ethnic food options:

  
Kaldereta and Kare-Kare
Filipino beef dishes that I haven't really seen in Canada. The food looked so good at this Filipino food stall that I wanted to try all of their dishes (and there was a long lineup meaning it's probably all really good), but alas, but my stomach is only so small. 

Mint Chocolate cheesecake in a portable container!
Eureka! A cheesecake I can eat on the go!

Hungarian fried bread with tomatoes and pesto
It was kinda similar to pizza, but without the doughy delicious crust. 


Friday 19 April 2019

La Cigale Market @ Britomart - Auckland

Piha Beach


Different types of Paella

Seafood Paella 
Shrimp, calamari, fish, sausage and more
Pretty good!

Pear and chocolate croissant
Flaky pastry!


Shortland St CBD Night Market - Auckland

CBD (Central Business District) Night Market
We saw some similar vendors to Glenfield, but some different ones too.
 
The Korean food looked super appealing this time!



Bulgogi, spicy chicken, pork belly and kimchi fried rice
Yummy! 

Thursday 18 April 2019

Hot Waves Cafe - Hot Water Beach



Gorgeous Cathedral Cove


Hot Water Beach

We rented our shovel at Hot Waves Cafe and got lunch too:
Nachos with beef, salsa, sour cream and cheese and carrot cake
The nachos weren't very good, but the carrot cake was really delicious and it didn't have any raisins!



Central Seafood - Thames

Otorohanga Kiwi House 

There are so many fish and chip places in New Zealand

Crispy fish and chips
The fish and chips at Central Seafood were good - much better than the place in Turangi.