by 2summers | Jan 21, 2023 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Food and Drink, Johannesburg
Tomorrow is the Lunar New Year — the Year of the Rabbit — and this is my first Joburg post of 2023. In celebration of both these facts, I’m thrilled to tell you about Tea and Antique, a brand-new Chinese establishment in Bedfordview. Tea and Antique,...
by 2summers | Aug 19, 2022 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Food and Drink, Johannesburg
During my Rosebank jacaranda tour last October, I held a contest: The first participant to spot the lone white jacaranda tree on our route could choose a new place in Joburg for me to visit and blog about. It took a while for the winner, Caroline Talotta, to cash in...
by 2summers | May 4, 2022 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Johannesburg, Museums and Buildings, Religion
Several months ago I spotted a post in the @WhatsOnInJoburg Instagram feed. “Africa’s tallest Shiva Shakti Statue is in Benoni”, the post read, with a photo of the biggest, boldest, most colorful Hindu deity I’ve ever seen. I made a mental note...
by 2summers | Dec 7, 2021 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Food and Drink, Johannesburg
A few days ago, I received a hot tip from my friend Debjeet about a Korean corn dog place in Boksburg called Mustardbox 713. Mustardbox 713. I had never heard of Korean corn dogs (Mustardbox calls them “Korn Dogs”, which I really like for the alliteration,...
by 2summers | Sep 1, 2021 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Roadhouses of Gauteng
Seventh in my “Roadhouses of Gauteng” series. Browse all of my roadhouse posts or view a map of the roadhouses I’ve visited. Yesterday I made a quick solo lunch run to Senhor Galo’s, a brand-new roadhouse in Edenvale. Senhor Galo’s. This visit was a...
by 2summers | Aug 10, 2021 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Food and Drink, Johannesburg
Twelfth in an occasional series about my favorite coffee shops in Joburg. I’d nearly forgotten about the chilly day, more than two months ago, when Gail and I had a spontaneous coffee and lunch at Red Door Café in Edenvale. We had just gone shopping for...