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Clico Boutique Hotel & Restaurant – the coolest place to celebrate World Margarita Day

MyPR: Clico Boutique Hotel & Restaurant – the coolest place to celebrate World Margarita Day:

Tapas and Tequila Photo: Supplied by client

What’s better than a shot of good tequila? Tapas and Tequila at Clico Boutique Hotel, Restaurant & Conferencing of course!

We’ve created four packages which each include a combination of Tapas and unique Margarita cocktails ranging from R360 per person to R1300 per person.

Chef Yoshan’s curated Tapas menu caters for any palate and features:

• Pulled Pork Sliders
• Sticky Chicken Wings
• Beef Kebabs
• Fish Goujons
• Lamb Croquette
• Deep-Fried Halloumi
• Mini Vegetable Bunny Chow
• Meatball on Polenta Cake
• Prawn & Chorizo Kebab
• Vegetable Spring Roll
• Salmon Ceviche
• Tortilla Cone filled with Chicken & Asian Slaw
• Deep-Fried Calamari
• Beef Quesadilla’s
• Chicken Quesadilla’s
• Vegetable Quesadilla’s
• Jalapeno Poppers
• Korean Style Lamb Riblets

Mixologist Sandile’s El Jimador tequila cocktails will leave you shook…

Not feeling too adventurous? The Classic Margarita is the perfect fit: El Jimador Blanco and Butlers Triple Sec served in a salt rimmed glass and garnished with a lime wheel.

Looking to spice up your life? A Chilli Infused Margarita will set fire to that box – El Jimador Reposado and Cointreau served in mixed fruit compote salt rim glass and garnished with a dehydrated orange.

Feeling berry happy? Sandile’s Berry Margarita is likely the reason – El jimador Blanco and Butlers Triple Sec served in balsamic reduction salt rim glass and garnished with an edible flower.

And the Star of the show is a Star Annise Inspired Margarita: El jimador Reposado and Cointreau served in an orange zest and citrus aromas brimmed glass garnished with a liquorice stick.

Our Tapas and Tequila promotion will run until 26 February. Bookings essential!

Upcoming Events to Diarise: Clico’s legendary Last Sunday of the Month Music lunches are the perfect way to end off the month and ease into the week ahead – keep an eye on our social media platforms (Facebook @ClicoSA or Instagram @clico_sa) for details on these!

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The Oriental Plaza: A Phoenix in Fordsburg

If Johannesburg is a city of forced displacements, the Oriental Plaza is its most resilient response. While the Rand Club was built for the elite and Ponte for the “jet-set,” the Oriental Plaza was born from the trauma of the Group Areas Act—a piece of Apartheid legislation designed to geographically separate the races. Yet, in true Johannesburg fashion, what was intended as a tool of containment and financial ruin for the Indian community transformed into one of the most vibrant, independent commercial powerhouses in the country.

The story of the Plaza begins with the destruction of Pageview, affectionately known as Fietas. In the mid-20th century, Fietas was a legendary multicultural hub, centered around the bustling 14th Street. It was the city’s premier destination for textiles, clothing, and spices, where shoppers of all races would rub shoulders in a “jazzy, soulful” atmosphere. However, because Fietas was located so close to the white-only city center, the Apartheid government declared it a “white area” in 1962. The community fought back for decades, but by the 1970s, the bulldozers arrived. Homes were leveled, and the thriving traders of 14th Street were forcibly relocated to a purpose-built, modernist complex a kilometer away in Fordsburg: the Oriental Plaza.

The government’s intent was cynical: by moving the traders into a controlled environment with high state-mandated rents and strict rules on what could be sold, they hoped to break the back of Indian commercial dominance. The early years were devastating; many businesses folded, and the “Grand Bazaar” felt like a sterile warehouse compared to the street-level energy of Fietas. However, the traders refused to vanish. They eventually won the right to purchase their own shops, making the Oriental Plaza unique among South African malls because it is owned by the shopkeepers themselves rather than a corporate landlord. This ownership model changed everything. Without the burden of massive monthly mall rentals, the 360+ independent stores can offer prices that national retailers cannot touch, turning the Plaza into a “bargain-hunter’s paradise” that draws millions of visitors a year.