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The best croissants in Jozi (and quite possibly the world)

The best croissants in Jozi (and quite possibly the world)

March 17, 2014 by • Food • Tags: • 8 Comments

  Happy Monday friends! I hope you all had a great weekend. I did a restaurant review at Thunder Gun  (best ribs ever, go there), lunched at Park Cafe (delish salads, my favourite part of which is the torn Italian bread served on the side), and had dinner at Wolfpack last night. Full blog posts […]

Piza e Vino: 2 can dine with pizza and wine for R99*

May 20, 2013 by • Food • Tags: • 1 Comment

Piza e Vino is one of those trusty, reliable restaurants where you can always be assured of a great meal. To be honest, I actually don’t visit these types of restaurants often because I always want to try something new, and I hate getting stuck in a routine where I visit the same places over […]

My new go-to takeaway spot: Schwarma and Co in Norwood

May 3, 2013 by • Food • Tags: • 5 Comments

Until recently, I wasn’t a fan of falafels. I tried them at Anat, but nowhere else really. Then, I tried the falafels at Teta Mari, and I was hooked. The thing is, Teta Mari is only open during the day… and it’s pretty impossible for me to escape work for lunch so when I dine […]

Get your comfort food fix at Fateema’s

January 21, 2013 by • Food • Tags: • 6 Comments

Happy Monday! To be honest, after a bumper 2012 (where everything went, well, perfectly)- 2013 is proving to be quite challenging so far. Work has been work. My dad isn’t doing so well, he is actually getting ready to go to the hospital in a few hours to have some tests done. He’s 77 now so […]

Craving a homecooked indian meal?

January 23, 2012 by • Food, Uncategorized • Tags: • 2 Comments

For all my indian readers who have left home (and their mother’s food) for JHB (this applies to non indian curry lovers too!), I have the perfect restaurant for you that will hit the spot on ALL those cravings. It’s called Currylicious and it’s situated on Malibongwe drive in Randburg – close to Republic road […]

Best pasta in JHB? Look no further!

January 20, 2012 by • Food, Uncategorized • Tags: • 0 Comments

I love trying new things in general- places, restaurants, trends and I try to avoid getting stuck in a rut and repeating any of the above too much. But there is one restaurant that I go to religiously every 2 weeks at least.The pasta is among the best I’ve EVER had, and it’s probably the […]