Food and Drink (Category) - 308 posts

I’ve been traveling for four of the last five weekends. Although the trips were great, I’ve really missed spending time in Joburg. I’m making …

About two years ago I wrote a post called The Best Croissant in Jozi, about a quaint restaurant called Amamus Café in Parktown North. Sadly, Amamus closed a …

The Absa Joburg City Festival was this past weekend. There were many cool events happening simultaneously all over the city and I didn’t manage to see and …

I’m about to hit a big blogging milestone: 500 posts in less than five years. 2Summers is also approaching 500,000 lifetime hits. To celebrate these …

Most of you probably remember my recent post about the Random Hot Pot Place in Parkmore. That post taught me a lesson. I published it on a whim, without …

2016 Update: five hundred closed last year, when chef David Higgs moved on to another Jozi restaurant project. I have yet to eat at Higgs’ new restaurant …

For an update on the Random Hot Pot Place, also known as Shanghai Hinabe, click here. It’s 7:00 p.m. on Friday and we’re at the Sandton Convention …

UPDATE (October 2017): Eatery JHB has closed. Sad face. Announcement: The first public book launch for SandtonPlaces is this evening, 5:30 p.m., at Exclusive …

I didn’t expect the end to come so soon. And yet here it is: the final post of my #MeetSouthAfrica series. As I mentioned before, the #MeetSouthAfrica …

The bunny chow is a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry. Invented by South Africa’s ethnic Indian community and traditionally eaten without a …

Several weeks ago, a guy named Paul contacted me and asked if I would like to review his homemade ice cream on my blog. He offered to deliver the ice cream to …

Sixth in my series of Sandton Snapshot posts, leading up to the publication of SandtonPlaces. Browse all of the Sandton Snapshot posts. South Africans like …