{"id":167806,"date":"2017-12-05T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/167806\/great-tastes-to-delight-this-christmas\/"},"modified":"2017-12-05T13:45:59","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T11:45:59","slug":"great-tastes-to-delight-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2017\/12\/05\/great-tastes-to-delight-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Great tastes to delight this Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>True to tradition, both Harvest Grill and Wine and the four-star Carnival City Hotel (at the poolside) will be serving all sorts of rich, delicious treats this Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>The delectable set menu of scrumptious food promises to be comparable to mom\u2019s home-cooked Christmas meals, with all the luxury but none of the hard work in a warm, magical setting.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf you would like to treat your family to a mouthwatering meal but don\u2019t feel like slaving in front of a warm stove all day, this is the place to be on Christmas Day,\u201d said Michelle Smith, the marketing manager for Carnival City.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_167807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167807\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-167807\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/48GCNENTERTAINMEN_33180-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/48GCNENTERTAINMEN_33180-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/48GCNENTERTAINMEN_33180-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/48GCNENTERTAINMEN_33180-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/48GCNENTERTAINMEN_33180.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-167807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Harvest Grill and Wine will also be catering to Christmas diners in the mood for mouthwatering food this Christmas Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guests can choose from a selection of starters including spicy chicken penne with aribiatta and parmesan, a prawn and mussel tian with avocadoes and a micro herb salad, smoked salmon nicoise, caramelised butternut and confit tomato salad with crisp rocket and pumpkin seeds or grilled halloumi with pan-fried Rosa tomatoes, basil pesto and micro greens.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Mouthwatering dishes make for a vast array of main course options including herb-crusted leg of lamb served with a red wine sauce, roast whole turkey served with cranberry sauce and stuffing, honey glazed gammon with a butter mustard sauce or grilled Cajun prawns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/167855\/afro-cabaret-comes-to-brus\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cabaret with an African twist comes to Bru\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/167834\/whats-on-in-and-around-germiston-51\/\" target=\"_blank\">What\u2019s on in and around Germiston<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Complementing these dishes are pilaf rice, spicy chicken curry, roasted seasonal vegetables, garlic roasted new potato with rosemary and a mixed vegetable lasagna, oven-baked with mozzarella and parmesan cheese.<\/p>\n<p>Finish off your tasty Christmas feast with some black forest gateaux, Christmas pudding with brandy cr\u00e8me anglaise or milk tart.<\/p>\n<p>To further tantalise, fruit mince pies, milk chocolate eclairs or white chocolate mousse have also been added to this delightful menu to satisfy the sweet tooth.<\/p>\n<p>Make your reservation today by calling 011 898 7225 as seats are very limited.<\/p>\n<p>The sitting takes place from noon to 3pm and booking is essential.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCblgxW6BRXTLGLQvpcumLqA\">YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Or add the GCN on<span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<strong>BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bedfordviewedenvalenews.co.za\/\">Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/\">Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kemptonexpress.co.za\/\">Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/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='1a80e9219dcb1c2338dd7399db7ff33a'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is a feast at the colourful Carnival City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":167808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Germiston City News","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3686],"tags":[1023,1885,6080,972,2384,1083,969,2734],"class_list":["post-167806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news","tag-carnival-city","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-lunch","tag-entertainment-2","tag-festive-season","tag-food","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-melissa-hart"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["Carnival City","Christmas","Christmas lunch","entertainment","festive season","food","germiston city news","melissa hart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167806","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=167806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}