Ekurhuleni (East Rand) (Category) - 29 posts

I'm fascinated by South African roadhouses, the equivalent of U.S. drive-ins. My first roadhouse blog feature is the Lollipop in Pretoria.

This morning I went to St. James Presbyterian Church to see their ribbon memorial to those who have died from covid-19.

I visited the Thokoza Memorial, a tribute to the people who died in political violence between the ANC and IFP parties in the 1990s.

Last weekend I participated in the first-ever #SpazaShopTour in Katlehong and Thokoza. I think it was the beginning of something amazing.

With my friends from the African Accent Spaza Shop, I'm helping to organize the first-ever Spaza Shop Tour in Katlehong and Thokoza.

The Global Cheese Company's Deliciously Greek Coffee Shop and Deli is hidden in an industrial complex near Edenvale. You won't find better haloumi anywhere.

Hodad's in Edenvale is the best kind of fast food restaurant: a locally owned one, serving fresh, affordable fare that's far superior to McDonald's or KFC.

Chips are an integral part of South African food culture. TJIPS, which plays on the local pronunciation of "chips", takes chip culture to a whole new level.

On Van Riebeek Ave., amist the hair-braiding salons and car stereo shops, is a Dutch wooden windmill, home to De Backery and De Molen Pancake House.

My review of O' Peri Peri, a family-owned Portuguese restaurant in Edenvale on Joburg's East Rand. Don't go there unless you're starving.

Cremalat is an Italian deli and cheese shop inside an indistrial estate in Germiston. Cremalat's restaurant, La Cucina, is the East Rand's best kept secret.

My new series, This Is the East, covers hidden spots on Johannesburg's East Rand. First up is the Croydon Bakery, which opened in 1980.