by 2summers | Aug 8, 2023 | Brixton, Food and Drink, Johannesburg
I’m struggling to figure out how to start writing this post because I’m struggling to figure out how to explain koesisters. A koesister from Yola’s kitchen. The koesister ranks among South Africa’s most iconic foods, right up there with...
by 2summers | Aug 4, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Markets/Shopping
About a year ago, as I wandered the halls of the Turbine Art Fair, an annual fair featuring the works of emerging South African artists, I stopped short in front of some poster-sized pictures by John Phalane. The pictures portrayed maps — mostly Joburg maps...
by 2summers | Jul 27, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Museums and Buildings
A few days ago I walked into the Drill Hall, in the frenetic center of downtown Joburg, and went through a wormhole into an alternate universe. Outside the Drill Hall — a hint of what’s to come. Inside the Hall, where every found object — a chunk of...
by 2summers | Jul 12, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Markets/Shopping, Tours
Last Saturday, to celebrate 49 years on earth, I gave myself a gift: I booked an Airbnb experience with Caraci Clothing and pretended to be a fashion designer for the day. Okay, “fashion designer for the day” is a slight exaggeration — other than...
by 2summers | Jul 5, 2023 | Food and Drink, Joburg Weekend Getaways, Johannesburg, Lodging, Markets/Shopping
I’ve always been intrigued by Kensington, a suburb just east of downtown Joburg. Kensington is similar in many ways to Melville, where I used to live, and Brixton, where I live now: An older neighborhood, filled with big trees and houses with pressed-steel...