{"id":18911,"date":"2025-09-03T21:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=18911"},"modified":"2025-09-03T21:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:59:09","slug":"pasta-la-vista-baby-chicken-rigatoni-steals-the-spotlight-at-protea-hotel-balalaika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/pasta-la-vista-baby-chicken-rigatoni-steals-the-spotlight-at-protea-hotel-balalaika\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasta La Vista, Baby! Chicken Rigatoni Steals the Spotlight at Protea Hotel Balalaika"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"479\"><strong>There\u2019s comfort food, and then there\u2019s pasta done right\u2014and at the Protea Hotel by Marriott Johannesburg Balalaika Sandton, they\u2019re serving up a dish that\u2019s guaranteed to hit all the right notes: the Chicken Rigatoni special.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"795\">For <strong data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"493\">R245<\/strong>, guests can dive into a bowl of perfectly cooked rigatoni, tossed in a <strong data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"586\">rich garlic sauce<\/strong> that\u2019s silky, bold, and unapologetically indulgent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"795\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Add to that tender, grilled chicken, and a vibrant burst of tomato pesto, and you\u2019ve got a plate that\u2019s hearty, saucy, and downright irresistible.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"1067\">This is the kind of dish that feels like a hug in pasta form\u2014the perfect pick-me-up for a long day, a celebratory dinner, or simply an excuse to treat yourself to something that tastes like it was made in an Italian nonna\u2019s kitchen (with a Balalaika twist, of course).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1253\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Available at <strong data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1161\">The Bull Run, Lords Bar, Destination Lounge &amp; Bar, and through room service<\/strong>, this special makes sure every craving for pasta is covered, wherever you choose to dine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1404\"><strong data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1271\">The Details:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1274\" \/>\ud83c\udf5d Chicken Rigatoni \u2013 R245<br data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1303\" \/>\ud83d\udccd Protea Hotel by Marriott Johannesburg Balalaika Sandton<br data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1364\" \/>\ud83d\udcc5 Available September \u2013 November 2025<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1534\"><strong>Because sometimes, the best way to say <em data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1463\">\u201cI deserve this\u201d<\/em> is with a fork twirling through a bowl of creamy, garlicky rigatoni.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 x2lah0s x1n2onr6 x1nhvcw1 x1qjc9v5 xozqiw3 x1q0g3np xyamay9 x1ws5yxj xw01apr x4cne27 xifccgj\">\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 xdt5ytf x2lah0s x193iq5w xeuugli x1icxu4v x25sj25 x10b6aqq x1yrsyyn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1b0d499 xuo83w3\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/rsrc.php\/v4\/yW\/r\/8k_Y-oVxbuU.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/>\u00a0Maude Street, Sandown, Sandton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 x2lah0s x1n2onr6 x1nhvcw1 x1qjc9v5 xozqiw3 x1q0g3np xyamay9 x1ws5yxj xw01apr x4cne27 xifccgj\">\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 xdt5ytf x2lah0s x193iq5w xeuugli x1icxu4v x25sj25 x10b6aqq x1yrsyyn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1b0d499 xuo83w3\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/rsrc.php\/v4\/yT\/r\/Dc7-7AgwkwS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/>\u00a0+27 11 322 5000<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 x2lah0s x1n2onr6 x1nhvcw1 x1qjc9v5 xozqiw3 x1q0g3np xyamay9 x1ws5yxj xw01apr x4cne27 xifccgj\">\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 xdt5ytf x2lah0s x193iq5w xeuugli x1icxu4v x25sj25 x10b6aqq x1yrsyyn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"x1b0d499 xuo83w3\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/rsrc.php\/v4\/yE\/r\/2PIcyqpptfD.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/>reservations@balalaika.co.za<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s comfort food, and then there\u2019s pasta done right\u2014and at the Protea Hotel by Marriott Johannesburg Balalaika Sandton, they\u2019re serving up a dish that\u2019s guaranteed to hit all the right notes: the Chicken Rigatoni special. 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