by 2summers | Dec 2, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Markets/Shopping, Melville and Surrounds
How have I never blogged about 44 Stanley Avenue, the coolest shopping and dining complex in Joburg, which is only five minutes from my house? The entrance to 44 Stanley Avenue. I guess it’s wrong to say I’ve never blogged about 44 Stanley; I’ve...
by 2summers | Nov 9, 2024 | Food and Drink, Parks/Nature Reserves, USA
Given this week’s political nuclear bomb blast, it feels like a weird time to publish a light-hearted post about my recent (pre-election) jaunt through the United States. But I’m hoping you’ve have had enough of the U.S. election horror show —...
by 2summers | Aug 7, 2024 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
Artüro, a new-ish restaurant on 7th Street in Melville, appears Mexican at first glance. As someone who is always on the lookout for Mexican food in Joburg, I was excited to check out Artüro after spotting a photo of a platter of tacos on the “I Love...
by 2summers | Jul 16, 2024 | Food and Drink, Lodging, North West
I last visited Kameel, a tiny hamlet in South Africa’s North West Province, in February 2020 as part of my (never finished) #10SouthAfricanTowns project. At the time, I was certain I’d be back in Kameel before 2020 was over; it’s a perfect stopover...
by 2summers | Jul 4, 2024 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Food and Drink, Johannesburg
I used to write about food in the East Rand — the municipality just to the east of Joburg, officially called Ekurhuleni — all the time. (For a few examples, see here and here and here.) But it’s been far too long since I’ve recommended a food...
by 2summers | Apr 25, 2024 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
Ever since I moved to Melville in 2010 — and since long before that — people have been portending the suburb’s demise. “Melville’s not like it used to be,” people would say. And I used to chuckle at those people until a couple of...