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Arbour Café’s Valentine’s Evenings on Saturday, 13 February & Sunday, 14 February 2021 | MyPR.co.za

MyPR: Arbour Café’s Valentine’s Evenings on Saturday, 13 February & Sunday, 14 February 2021:

Arbour Café’s Valentine’s Evenings on Saturday, 13 February & Sunday, 14 February 2021

Are you looking for Johannesburg’s best kept secret? Then why not celebrate the romance of Valentine’s Evening outside under the fairy lights in Arbour Café’s courtyard on either Saturday, 13 February or Sunday, 14 February 2021. Arbour, situated in the heart of Birdhaven, Illovo is creating your ideal Parisian romance with great food and champagne in their breathtaking setting. There are various set menu’s which include food suitable for vegetarians to duck lovers, as well as those who are gluten free with various sides, a palate cleaner and dessert topped with the prestigious and delicious Veuve Clicquot!

Please note that the evening is subject to bookings only. To book and secure your seat, kindly contact us on: info@arbourcafe.co.za or 010 753-2007. This is subject to alcohol availability as per government regulations. If alcohol is still prohibited, a refund for the champagne will be made. Also keep in mind that all COVID-19 safety regulations and protocols including curfew are to be practiced for your safety. Space is extremely limited due to these rules and regulations, so be sure to book well in advance to avoid disappointment. Organisers may cancel and/or postpone their Valentine’s Day arrangements at any given time. Please contact the organisers for more information, availability, booking and safety procedures in place. Bookings are essential.
For Starters: (choose 1)
Baked brie with pecan nuts & cranberry chili (V)
Smoked salmon & dill crème fraïche phyllo cup
Creamy wild mushroom phyllo cups (V)

Palate Cleanser: Blissful berry

For Mains: (choose 1)
Chicken fillets with a light creamy white wine, sundried tomatoes, spinach & feta sauce
Crispy duck confit with a 5-spice cherry sauce
250g Aged ribeye steak with herbed béarnaise or Wild mushroom linguini, truffle & parmesan shavings (v)

Sides with the mains: Roasted sweet potatoes with chilli ginger & honey, green beans; broccoli tossed in lemon butter; and roasted butternut and beetroot

For Dessert: Salted caramel & apple crêpe with vanilla ice cream
Star anise cinnamon crème brûlée
Hot chocolate lava pot with vanilla ice cream

Pricing:

Option1:
2 x 4 course meals
2 x glasses of Veuve Brut
R1095 for 2

Option 2:
2 x 4 course meals
2 x glasses of Veuve Rose
R1295 for 2

Option 3:
2 x 4 course meals
1 x bottle of Veuve Brut
R1695 for 2

Option 4:
2 x 4 course meals
1 x bottle of Veuve Rose
R1895 for 2

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Top Star Drive-In: The Cinema on the Mountain of Gold

The Ferreira Dump began growing in the late 1800s, composed of the crushed rock and chemical residue left over after early, inefficient mining processes had extracted as much gold as the technology of the time allowed. By the 1960s, it was a flat-topped, man-made mesa overlooking the city. In a stroke of entrepreneurial genius, the surface was tarred and the Top Star Drive-In was opened. It quickly became a South African institution. Its appeal was not just the movies, but the unparalleled view: as the sun set, the massive white screen would flicker to life against a backdrop of the glowing skyscrapers of the Central Business District, separated from the viewer only by the elevated M2 highway.

In the decades before television arrived in South Africa (1976), the Top Star was a primary social hub. It was a democratic space in an undemocratic time; while the city below was strictly segregated, the “car” served as a private bubble that allowed a degree of social freedom not found in traditional theaters. For many Johannesburgers, the Top Star was a site of nostalgic rites of passage—first dates, family outings where children were piled into the back of station wagons with blankets and flasks of tea, and the Saturday “car market” where the parking lot transformed into a sprawling hub for buying and selling second-hand vehicles.