In the heart of West Bank, at 103 Hood Street, a vibrant local vision is quietly reshaping KuGompo City’s local tourism and lifestyle landscape. What began as a passion project for entrepreneur Sikelela Ndesi, 36, has grown into Azania…
Residents across KuGompo City can now enjoy one of South Africa’s favourite chocolate brands at a more affordable price following the nationwide rollout of Cadbury’s R5 Dairy Milk bar. The 12g Cadbury Dairy Milk bar, which was first…
A new business in Berea is offering more than just good food, inviting visitors into a space where conversation, creativity and community come together. JHOOM Food & Gift Studio, founded by publisher and author Mamta Ranchod, recently…
Rather than settling for traditional nine-to-five jobs, two young Cambridge women took a leap of faith and turned their love for cooking into a business. Today, their growing venture is helping busy people enjoy fresh, home-cooked meals…
Tiny hands, big imaginations, and a sprinkle of confidence are the secret ingredients behind Culinary Kids, an extra mural programme that is turning classrooms into mini kitchens and young pupils into budding chefs. What started as a leap…
For Willowvale born author and food storyteller Onezwa Mbola, food is far more than what appears on a plate. It is a connection to family, culture, memory and love. Speaking to the Go! following her book signing event at Bargain Books in…
Creativity, culture and community came together in striking style at the launch of the First Thursdays Series, with Art on the Runway setting the tone for a bold and immersive new creative platform in KuGompo. Conceptualised, planned and…
For Ruhinii Gooranah, building Wok & Fry has been about far more than serving good food, it has been about understanding people. What began as a vision to create comforting, flavourful, and convenient meals has grown into a deeper lesson…
Flat cakes and rock-hard biscuits marked Ronelle Groep’s baking debut at age nine, during a deeply emotional time in her life, a far cry from the towering custom creations now defining Nella’s Kitchen in East London’s Buffalo Flats. For…
Christmas treats are the story of love and East London’s award-winning bakers are already planning these: gluten-free fruit cake, peppermint crisp pudding, rooibos-infused malva pudding, vanilla scones, melting moments biscuits and mint…
East London’s hunt for the city’s most talented home bakers is well underway, as the Cutman & Hawk Caffé and GO! cake baking competition reached its first tasting session stage on Wednesday. The four-week bake-off, affords aspiring bakers…
East London’s favourite coffee shop, The Cutman & Hawk Caffé, and Go & Express are searching for the next batch of brilliant bakers to take part in their four-week bake-off competition. The winner will earn the right to supply the newest…
“Food should tell a story, spark joy, and bring people together.” Speaking about their new culinary adventure, Gonubie couple Kristin Schwedhelm and Candice Van Tonder said they were stepping out the world of the normal, and were making…
In just one-month, East London’s Lakin Thompson has turned a simple idea into a fast-growing, family-powered business that’s already winning the hearts (and appetites) of locals. With homemade cookies, savoury platters, snacks, and frozen…
WRITTEN BY LEBO MJANGAZE Jenna Ernstzen, 20, from Baysville, East London, emerged as the best up-and-coming baker in the Border-Kei region after beating 151 other contestants in the inaugural Snowflake Rising Stars baking competition…
On Sunday August 4, the residents and staff of Ebenezer Frail Care Home in Gonubie were treated to an unforgettable day, thanks to the generosity of Dezzy’s Pub and its community. Ebenezer Frail Care Home, a non-profit assisted living…
Meals on Wheels is celebrating 60 years of community service and is throwing a special luncheon for the elderly to commemorate the occasion next month. The organisation has been committed to assisting the vulnerable elderly, poor and…
What services or products do you offer? I teach baking and cooking. I also sell jams, relishes, sourdough bread and raw honey. Sometimes, we do pop-up restaurants. We will be doing one for Valentine’s week on February 16. Claire’s Cooking…
This week we chatted to Chantal du Toit, who gains satisfaction from selling food as a means of providing for her young family Q: What services or products do you offer? A: I sell mince vetkoek. I make plain mince, curry mince and chicken…
Pot O’Curry epitomises an ideal home-grown takeaway business in that it brings a mix of flavoursome food blended with a good dollop or two of community service. Initially operating out of founder Tubs Lingham’s Dorchester Heights home,…
