by 2summers | Jul 27, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month
NGC is not what you’d expect to find at the busy intersection of Barkston and Conrad Drive in Blairgowrie. There’s a tire store across the road and a lawnmower repair shop next door, and it just doesn’t feel like the right place for a classy...
by 2summers | Jun 14, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month
I can describe Sumting Fresh in one (not so) simple word: South-African-Asian-American-fried-chicken-street-food. Sumting Fresh, on Grant Avenue in Norwood. Inside Sumting Fresh. Really though, Sumting Fresh is hard to explain. It was once a food trailer in Midrand,...
by 2summers | May 18, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month
Tonino’s has been on my hit list forever. Tonino’s: Is it a sports pub? A blues venue? A casino? A Portuguese restaurant? A pizza take-away? Yes. All of that. I first noticed Tonino’s a few years ago during a visit to the fabulous Kalahari Books,...
by 2summers | Apr 24, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month
A few months ago I blogged about Feigel’s Kosher Delicatessen in Glenhazel. I was excited to find Feigel’s because they sell authentic boiled bagels, which are hard to find in Johannesburg. Through my post about Feigel’s I learned about another...
by 2summers | Mar 25, 2018 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Restaurant of the Month
Afrikaans is a crazy language, with super-long words filled with many vowels, guttural g’s, and rolling r’s requiring acrobatic tongue movements. Afrikaans food words are no exception; they are delightful and I have no idea what they mean or how to...