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MEAL ON WHEELS: East Londoner Kylie Saunders has just launched Golden Wands Waffle Sticks — a sweet treat food cart — which she hopes will become a firm favourite with locals. Pictures: SUPPLIED

Gourmet waffle cart business launched

Though she is no stranger to “girl-bossing”, East Londoner Kylie Saunders is new to the foodie scene in town. Launching Golden Wands Waffle Sticks — a sweet treat food cart — in August, Saunders, 23, hopes her passion project becomes a…

Bonke Monono, owner of SirB Foods & Gaming Zone

GO People – Bonke Monono

This week, we profile Bonke Monono, owner of SirB Foods & Gaming Zone, a one-of-a-kind entertainment and food establishment. Q: What service do you provide? A: We offer fast food and PlayStation gaming in the same location. Q: How and…

Chantel Du Toit

Go People – Chantel Du Toit

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…

DELICIOUSLY DARING MOVE: East London’s oldest and most loved pie company, Shamrock Pies has recently opened a warehouse in Cape Town and seen here is the warehouse including some of the Cape Town staff. Pictures: SUPPLIED

Shamrock Pies expands with new warehouse in Cape Town

East London’s much-loved Shamrock Pies celebrated their 50th birthday this year with the launch of a Cape Town warehouse. A homegrown brand, Shamrock, is well known and loved for its delicious meat pies, and the Cape Town-based warehouse…

DELICIOUS: Braza’s Portuguese Fusion offers yummy meals. Picture: Supplied

Braza’s celebrates a year of scrumptious meals

Braza’s Portuguese Fusion in Berea celebrates its first birthday this month. Go! & Express caught up with the owner and head chef Jean-Michel Silva to find out what makes their restaurant such a unique, enjoyable space for East London…

Veritable feast with celebrity chef Zola

East London resident local Klaus Rodemann had the opportunity to rub shoulders with national celebrity chef Zola Nene in Port Elizabeth recently. Rodemann entered a Lancewood Cheese competition earlier in 2019 this year after submitting a…

Market throws up weird, wonderful

YOUNG fashionistas and artists in the East London area were given a platform to display their arts and crafts at the Anti-Social Market held on Saturday August 4 at The Mustard, Vincent. Founder Sonwabile Qinela from King William’s Town…

Cake show a feast for the eyes (Gallery)

The East London branch of the South African Cake Decorators Guild held their bi-annual Cake Show and Competition in the NG Kerk Hall in Vincent on Friday and Saturday. The theme was “Fairy Tales” so there were many enchanted castles,…

South Africans struggle to tighten their already tight belts

The food basket has shrunk‚ with households changing their grocery shopping patterns in order to accommodate tough economic times. Just when South Africans thought things could not get worse‚ they did. After the much-contested VAT…

Fine dining at Key Largo’s Chef’s Kitchen

One of the fundamental truths of journalism is that you don’t go into it hoping to strike it rich. Not for us is the world of fancy suits and expensive cars. It is the price we pay to pursue our passion. Another truth is that you never…

Workers offload some of the f food donated by a Greenfields retailer for the animals at the East London zoo Picture: RANDELL ROSKRUGE

Food arrives to ease burden at EL zoo

By Tyler Riddin The animals of the East London Zoo received the first boost to their normal food supply yesterday when the Pick n Pay Greenfields franchise delivered bakkie loads of produce at 11am. The franchise delivered R2500 worth of…

Diwali Fair: gallery

The Venue at Hemmingways Mall was an explosion of flavour, colour and culture on Sunday as the Diwali Fair took place in honour of the Hindu Festival of Lights. Pictures: MADELEINE CHAPUT

FESTIVE FAIR: The Diwali Fair will be taking place at The Venue at Hemingways this weekend

Diwali Fair to light up The Venue at weekend

HOSTED by the East London Hindu society, the fifth Diwali Fair will be taking place this weekend at The Venue at Hemingways Mall. This year the fair promises to be a beautiful explosion of colour, culture and flavour in honour of the…

When it comes to food, fresh isn’t always best

Andrea Burgener explains why Freshly made. Always best, right? Coupled with the fetish-level foodism and green orthodoxy of the last decades, where fresh turmeric scores higher marks than dried, fresh wasabi root is worth cutting your arm…

Adult centre to host potjiekos fundraiser

THE Lions Club of Cambridge selected McClelland Adult Centre for the Intellectually Impaired to be the beneficiary of a Potjiekos Competition fundraiser next Saturday. McClelland Adult Centre, a registered non-profit organisation…