Food & wine events in Johannesburg vary from trendy to exclusive and both have to be experienced
Warm and Glad has opened around the corner from Liz at Lancaster Guest house. As its name suggests, its a welcoming coffee shop with interesting pics on the walls, nice reading material and good coffee. At Alban’s Square, 357 Jan Smuts Avenue, Craighall Park by
Read More »Pepé Charlot’s goat’s cheese A cheese maker on Liz at Lancaster‘s doorstep … literally in the same street , one block away, and I never knew about it. Am off there this week. 🙂 And seems he supplies no lesser luminary retailers than Thrupps Organic Village Market in Bryanston Neighbourhoods in Braamfontien and our great […]
Read More »La Cucina Di Ciro and Tre Nonni La Cucina di Ciro, set in a delightful old house off 7th Ave Parktown North, and Osteria Tre Nonni in Grafton Ave Craighall Park (5 minutes from Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse), have both had their membership renewed for the 2012 American Express Platinum Fine Dining Awards. American Express Platinum Fine Dining […]
Read More »3 in 10: 3 nationwide winning restaurants within 10 minutes of Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse The nationwide winners of the 2011 Eat Out DStv Food Network Restaurant Awards were announced last night. Congratulations to 3 restaurants in the Parks Region who scooped awards. – Best steakhouse countrywide: The Local Grill Parktown North The City Press […]
Read More »The Leopard Parkhurst Andrea Burgener, who owned and ran Superbonbon in Auckland Park and then Deluxe at 44 Stanley, has opened The Leopard on 4th Ave Parkhurst, so adding to the choice of upmarket pavement restaurants in this eating-out destination. Her quirky style and superb food make The Leopard a ‘must-visit’. I went there for lunch last week […]
Read More »Neighbourgoods Market – newest kid on the block in Braamfontein Following on Jonathan Liebmann’s development of the Maboneng precinct in the south east of Joburg, with its flagship space Arts on Main, Braamfontein is also being revitalized. Nechama Brodie in her article entitled Regenerate Behaviour: Making the City Sexy, in this week’s Mail and Guardian, writes […]
Read More »The Firs Piazza in Rosebank has a new addition. Fishmonger which established its Joburg presence in Illovo in the Thrupps Centre, offers Mediterranean cuisine, sushi and vegetarian dishes. The restaurant also catches the midday sun, which attracts winter visitors seeking a bit of warmth. To find out more, visit http://www.fishmonger.co.za Guests from Liz at […]
Read More »Another opportunity to dine at Turbine Hall If you missed the last two chic Jozi dinners and want a modern Jozi-style dining experience amongst the turbines of Joburg’s first Power Station, round up a group of friends and book a table or 6 or more for February 25th. Three course meal, cash bar R250 per […]
Read More »DW – 11-13 Dunkeld West shopping centre 2 ‘foodie’ guests come across from Pretoria to sample Jozi’s best restaurants. They have been so knocked out by D-W 11-13, voted in the top 20 restaurants in South Africa, that they came back for a second time last week. They love staying at Liz at Lancaster and […]
Read More »Good news – you need coffee for an Apartheid Museum visit Since November 2010 the coffee shop at the Apartheid Museum has been re-opened. Even better news is that it is run by Mrs D’Angeli, who together with her son Dario ran Yum in Greenside for a number of years. With an interesting and varied menu, […]
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