The Foundry cnr 3rd Ave Parktown North I find Joburgers amazing – somehow they have an invisible communication system when it comes to trendy new places to meet and mingle. There are some restaurants which are packed from day one – no gradual building up of business and growing through word of mouth. No, … […]
Read More »Some time ago Safarinow asked me to write a review of Craighall Park. I don’t think they ever used it. But it gives a good sense of some of the facilities the suburb has on offer. So here it is for republishing. Central suburb in Parks area of Joburg Craighall Park, an amazingly central suburb in […]
Read More »Included in Frommer’s 2012 SA edition under Hyde Park and surrounds, Liz at Lancaster appears in the ‘moderate’ price category below Southern Sun Hotel Hyde Park. The moderate category seems a fairly elastic one as the rates for Southern Sun Hotel are shown on the range from R1100 to 3,700 whereas Liz at Lancaster’s are shown […]
Read More »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 »Craighall Park turns 100 Feels like spring not autumn here in Jozi with temperatures of 27° over the week-end. And what better way to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather on Saturday than at the Craighall Park Centenary Open Day. I have had the privilege of living in Craighall Park for nearly 40 years (terrifying thought!) and […]
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 »Concert on the Deck – Love, Life & Opera– Sat 25th February 2012 15h00 – 17h30 From Gingko’s newsletter: With February being the month of love, we thought we’d put together a programme that would celebrate some of the world’s greatest love songs. Michèle Corbin (soprano) and Donato Somma (tenor) will perform a wonderful selection […]
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 […]
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