Food and Drink (Category) - 308 posts

I still remember my first taste of Indian food – chicken tikka masala from the Bombay Peacock Grill in Columbia, Maryland, sometime in the late 1990s. It …

Let’s talk cheese. I once visited Paris, the world’s cheese Mecca. There were cheese shops on every corner. I gazed longingly through the cheese …

A few months ago, I promised to write periodic posts about Melville guesthouses, restaurants, and shops. I’ve strayed from that commitment – the …

When Joe was a little boy growing up in Johannesburg, his favorite place to eat was a restaurant downtown on Commissioner Street, called the Golden Dragon. At …

Yesterday I took another jaunt with the Joburg Photowalkers, a group that organizes walks around different parts of town for photographers, amateur camera …

My review of the burgers at Spur, South Africa's most popular family chain restaurant.

Joe and I needed a to get away. But we didn’t have much money or time to get away with. So last weekend we decided to take a short trip to Magaliesburg, …

Melville has a reputation as one of Joburg’s quirkiest neighborhoods. But Melville doesn’t have a monopoly on quirkiness. Today Joe and I went to …

I’ve been looking for an excuse to hang out at the sprawling outdoor market in Fordsburg – Joburg’s “Little India” – on a …

UPDATE: Sadly, Koljander is closed. The retail strip along Melville’s Main Road is a gritty place. It’s lined with seedy bars, fast-food joints, and …

One of the unfortunate realities about life in Joburg is that if you need something, you’ll probably have to go a shopping mall to buy it. And the malls …

August 2016 update: Yasuqi Cuisine is now closed. Every now and again, dinnertime rolls around and Joe and I realize there’s nothing in the fridge except …