{"id":139753,"date":"2016-12-23T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T05:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/139753\/enjoy-a-sumptuous-feast\/"},"modified":"2016-12-23T08:02:26","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T06:02:26","slug":"enjoy-a-sumptuous-feast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/12\/23\/enjoy-a-sumptuous-feast\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy a sumptuous feast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>True to tradition, the four-star Carnival City Hotel will be staging a festive, family-styled Christmas buffet \u2013 with all the trimmings \u2013 on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>This year though, the sumptuous feast will be hosted on the hotel\u2019s pool deck.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Guests will be treated to a lavish buffet featuring traditional Christmas dishes and desserts, with a contemporary and decidedly South African twist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want a bells-and-whistles Christmas meal but don\u2019t want to cook it, you can.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cJoin us for an indulgent, el fresco Christmas feast at our poolside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExpect a mouthwatering spread and a magical atmosphere,\u201d said Carnival City\u2019s marketing manager, Michelle Smith.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, there&#8217;s a choice of exciting salad dishes including sous vide chicken salad with heirloom tomato salad and basil; roasted veg, walnut and golden raisin couscous salad; green salad with rocket; baby gem lettuce, cucumber and green olives; and sweet and sour roasted beetroot; with mandarin orange dressing.<\/p>\n<p>For mains, there&#8217;s a choice of warm side dishes such as fragrant pilaf rice; garlic and herb potatoes; and beautifully roasted vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>These are served with a selection of meat and fish dishes, such as Cajun and garlic roasted turkey roll; roasted gammon; baked line fish; mussel veloute; smoked salmon baked penne, as well as beef, mushroom and potato hot pot.<\/p>\n<p>The feast is topped with decadent desserts including lavender panna cotta; white and dark chocolate mousse; chocolate \u00e9clairs with a coffee Chantilly cream; apple crumble with custard; and traditional Christmas pudding with custard.<\/p>\n<p>There are two sittings: one at noon until 3pm and another at 4pm until 6pm.<\/p>\n<p>Seats are limited to preserve the intimate atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Booking is essential on 011 898-7027, or 7225.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/140679\/competition-aims-at-promoting-local-talent\/\" target=\"_blank\">Competition aims at promoting local talent<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/138861\/a-wonderland-of-festive-cheer\/\" target=\"_blank\">A wonderland of festive cheer<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='6861a49ef2e704924a673293123175cb'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carnival City to stage a family-styled el fresco Christmas feast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":90656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[508,5,3686],"tags":[1023,1885,13169,13206,1083,969,2734],"class_list":["post-139753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editors-choice","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news","tag-carnival-city","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-day","tag-christmas-dinner","tag-food","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-melissa-hart"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["Carnival City","Christmas","christmas day","christmas dinner","food","germiston city news","melissa hart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}