#Food - 310 posts

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.

Food trucks are trendy in Joburg, and in fact all over the world. But serving people lunch out of a truck is actually nothing new.

My June restaurant of the month is Sumting Fresh, a South-African-Asian-American-fried-chicken-street-food restaurant in Norwood.

Tonino's is a classic South African dive bar in Orange Grove. The beer is cheap, the pizza is decent, and the staff and clientele are friendly. One of my top …

27 Boxes is a retail center made from recycled shipping containers on 4th Avenue in Melville. There have been some great developments there lately - here are 12 …

I've been on the hunt lately for good bagels in Joburg. This week I discovered the Bagel Zone in Fairmount, which has the best bagel selection I've found yet.

Linden is my second favorite Jozi suburb, after Melville. Here is a totally haphazard list of some of the things I like there.

In a continuation of my occasional series on new Jozi coffeeshops, I bring you Thirdspace -- a coffeeshop and community working space -- in Fourways.

Bergbron Plaaskombuis is a traditional Afrikaans padstal, or roadside farm stall/cafe, in the middle of the West Rand suburbs. Go for breakfast and bring your …

I was invited to spend an afternoon at Brightside Farm in Magaliesburg, where chef James Diack and his mother Janet produce much of the food served at James' …

In my second installment of Restaurant of the Month I feature Impi Brewing Co., a pizza and beer joint at Victoria Yards in Lorentzville.

In my first "restaurant of the month" post I quickly review Reserved Cafe, a small restaurant in the 27 Boxes center on 4th Avenue in Melville.