In November I went on a bit of a mini-tour with my best friend, we tried Fitzroy Deli in Shortland Street – if you\u2019re a fan of a savoury brunch or a sandwich option, I highly recommend.<\/p>\n
Favourite restaurant for dinner with friends?<\/p>\n
If I were to plan a night out with friends in Auckland, I would probably go somewhere like Ghost Donkey – especially now that it\u2019s getting warmer – a frozen margarita, good vibes and something for everyone is the making of a great night out. <\/p>\n
Favourite place to take a visitor to?<\/p>\n
Closer to town – probably the Auckland Art Gallery or a ferry ride to Devonport. Otherwise a day at Wenderholm or some beach-hopping up north is a must.<\/p>\n
Favourite spot to finish a night out?<\/p>\n
Definitely a kebab shop, can\u2019t go wrong. Or if not out too late, a classic – Giapo for some fancy ice cream. <\/p>\n
Favourite place to get coffee?<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not a huge coffee drinker but am a big fan of matcha or chai, and I often frequent EJK Caf\u00e9 before rehearsals at NZ Opera in Parnell. <\/p>\n
Favourite fish-and-chip shop?<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve unfortunately (fortunately) been spoilt with fish freshly caught from Saddle Island just outside the Mahurangi Harbour, so we didn\u2019t go to many fish and chip shops that could top that… I had plenty of trips out fishing with my dad, and sometimes a scoop or two of chips from the Puhoi General Store to go with our fish would go down well. <\/p>\n
Favourite trail for a hike?<\/p>\n
\u014crewa Estuary Walkway is about 8km, easy to do in a morning or afternoon with our family dog, and can finish up with an ice cream or swim – or both. It\u2019s one of my favourite walks to do.<\/p>\n
Favourite venue for a gig?<\/p>\n
Powerstation has to be one of my favourites. I\u2019ve seen a lot of good gigs there. It\u2019s a great size to enjoy a concert with lots of people, while still maintaining the feel of an intimate venue.<\/p>\n
Favourite place to find a bargain?<\/p>\n
Warkworth is teeming with op shops and bargains, or if you want a nice Saturday adventure the Matakana markets are great to peruse.<\/p>\n
Soprano Michaela Cadwgan performs in NZ Opera\u2019s free Opera in the Park<\/a> <\/a>concerts, January 24 at Vellenoweth Green St Heliers and January 31 at the Botanic Gardens, Manurewa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In November I went on a bit of a mini-tour with my best friend, we tried Fitzroy Deli…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[51,22398,145570,2199,156,22397,1364,10938,78,88184,4977,111,139,69,22399,9095,1963,180,145569,145568,10041,10809,1120,223,165,1961,208,686,12025],"class_list":["post-250407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-auckland","tag-aucklanders","tag-cadwgan","tag-city","tag-entertainment","tag-favourite","tag-her","tag-herald","tag-in","tag-michaela","tag-my","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-places","tag-secret","tag-series","tag-shares","tag-soprano","tag-soprano-michaela-cadwgan","tag-spots","tag-sunday","tag-takes","tag-the","tag-their","tag-this","tag-tour","tag-week","tag-wellknown"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}