Restaurant Month is a calendar of special events held in Auckland City each winter, which encourages punters to get out and enjoy the best of the city's eateries.
Even if they probably would rather be huddled over a bar heater, eating leftover macaroni cheese in their trackpants.
Despite her better judgement, the lure of delicious food was enough to get Newsworthy reporter Kanoa Lloyd out the door on a rainy Auckland night, and get adventurous.
Watch the video for the full Newsworthy report.