{"id":3609,"date":"2017-09-21T13:23:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T11:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=3609"},"modified":"2020-04-15T11:10:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T09:10:04","slug":"join-the-celebrations-the-national-turns-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/join-the-celebrations-the-national-turns-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Celebrations: The National turns Two!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As South Africa celebrates national Heritage Day this weekend, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/the-national\/\">The National eatery<\/a> and speakeasy in Parktown North, will be celebrating its own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/heritage-day-lunch\/\">heritage<\/a> milestone \u2013 its second birthday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Opened in September 2015 by local pioneer of provenance, Chef James Diack, The National will be celebrating by inviting foodies to dig into all their favourite things from the last two years.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We\u2019ve got a few things planned this weekend. Starting with our limited edition, \u201cBest Of\u201d menu. We\u2019ve looked through the orders from the last two years, and asked our Facebook fans to vote \u2013 to find the most-loved dishes we\u2019ve served so far. The menu will be available from dinner on Thursday, 21 September to dinner on Saturday, 23 September. &#8211; explains James.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The menu, priced at R225 per head, includes:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Starters:\n<ul>\n<li>Crispy fried poppadum dusted calamari served on a fish cake, spicy bisque, pineapple atchar and a citrus micro salad<\/li>\n<li>Parmesan filled arancini served with roasted cherry tomatoes, smoked red pepper sauce and aubergine crisps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mains:\n<ul>\n<li>BBQ plate \u2013 smoked chicken, pulled pork, chorizo croquettes, cornbread and apple slaw<\/li>\n<li>Spinach gnocchi tossed with a truffle creme, black pepper crumble and leek hay<\/li>\n<li>Smokey mac and cheese served with either BBQ chicken, veg or acorn fed wild boar bacon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dessert:\n<ul>\n<li>Mini homemade sugar and cinnamon doughnuts served with a trio of dipping sauces<\/li>\n<li>Deep fried snickers bar with rum and raisin ice cream with a burnt orange sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Every diner will also receive a complimentary \u2018National Cocktail\u2019 \u2013 a beautiful blend of Caperitif and Swaan tonic \u2013 to accompany their meal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fans of The National can also choose to visit on Saturday lunch time for a traditional Smokin\u2019 Saturday lunch.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are so incredibly grateful to each and every customer who has visited us over the last 24 months. &#8211; adds James.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To book, call The National on 011 327 3030. Find The National at 19 4<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue, Parktown North. Follow The National on Facebook @TheNationalJHB, on Instagram thenationaljhb and Twitter @TheNationalJHB.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As South Africa celebrates national Heritage Day this weekend, The National eatery and speakeasy in Parktown North, will be celebrating its own heritage milestone \u2013 its second birthday. 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