Murder Mystery Wine Dinners At City Square Cafe, Jan. 13 And Jan. 20

Jan. 4, 2012 - PRLog -- City Square Café in Old Town Manassas, Va. is hosting two murder mystery dinners at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, Jan. 13 and Jan. 20. Cost is $64 per person (not including tax and gratuity.) The four-course dinner will be paired with wine from Three Fox Vineyards in Delaplane, Va. This year’s theme is set for sailing the seas, aboard the SS Minnow, where staff will be dressed in boat cruising attire, and guests are welcome to dress according to the themed event as well. For reservations, call 703.369.6022 or visit www.citysquarecafe.com.

The four-course dinner will include: conch fritters with roasted red pepper coulis, paired with Gatto Bianco (table white, non-vintage); cucumber soup, coupled with Leggero Chardonnay (2011); jerk-spice roasted  pork loin with mango salsa and curried rice pilaf paired with Volpe Sangiovese (2010); and passion fruit panna cotta, paired with Cano Pazzo Rose (non-vintage).

City Square Café provides tapas and homemade American bistro favorites with an international flair, seven days a week. Hours of operation include: Mon. through Thurs., 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (lunch and dinner,) Fri., 11 a.m.to 10 p.m. (lunch and dinner), Sat., 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. (breakfast, lunch, dinner), and Sun., 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (breakfast and lunch).

"It’s our annual ‘whodunit” mystery dinner, this time we’re taking our guests aboard the City Square Café ‘SS Minnow, ‘so don’t forget to bring your boating attire because this year’s theme is all about  sailing the seas," said Susana Barolin, co-owner of City Square Cafe.

Established in 1996, City Square Café in Old Town Manassas, Va. was founded and is owned by Robert and Susana Barolin, immigrants from Uruguay whose cuisine is based on their Italian roots. City Square Café, located at 9428 Battle Street, features homemade American bistro favorites with an international flair, offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, catering and tapas seasonal menus in a quaint, warm environment with home-like comfort and serving creative, sophisticated food. Surrounded by the charm of historic Old Town Manassas, City Square Café patrons enjoy the view of the historic 1914 Manassas Train Depot, an active train stop for daily Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express commuter trains. The Barolins have been in the restaurant business for more than 30 years, previous owners of The Sandwich Factory in Manassas, which they eventually renovated and re-created to become City Square Café.  City Square Café received the Certificate of Excellence by the Mayor of Manassas, Va. and is a member of Historic Manassas Inc., The Prince William County Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce and the Old Town Business Association. For more information, go to www.citysquarecafe.com or call 703.369.6022.