The Whippet has a passion for fashion, food and drink and this also includes awesome furniture. We are proud to announce our new range of rustic furniture which you would have seen in the shop. Each piece we make comes from recycled wood and is made by Jaco himself and a helper. Above this we…
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Love Coffee event 5 December – Book your tickets today before they sell out.
Due to a fully booked Love Coffee event last week we have decide to host another event on 5 December at 18:30 and lasts for about an hour or so. Love Coffee is all about learning how to taste coffee like you would taste a good wine – every sip has a unique flavour and…
The Whippet trading hours until end of 2012
We have had numerous questions around our trading hours for now until the end of 2012. Due to us only finding the right chef 2 weeks ago, Oefentse will be joining the Whippet on a full time basis from early 2013 onwards. From now until the end of the year we will be open on…
Join us for Friday After-Work-Drinks at The Whippet
Please join us for after work drinks at The Whippet for some great food, craft beer, freshly brewed ice tea cocktails (we will have our latest strawberry and hibiscus blend) and good wine. We will once again have some light live music to enjoy the awesome Joburg weather and last days before our city goes…
Where have we been the last few weeks – Lets launch Love Coffee!
I have to appologise for being so absent in the last few weeks. After much fan fair I announced that we had appointed a chef – well we had…. until het accepted another position the next day. So why not simply open our doors? Between me and Jaco we are both adamant not to open…
The Whippet now serves Darling and Jack Black Beer
There is nothing like a great ice cold beer in Johannesburg, well, any time of the day. The Whippet has teamed up with the proud brewers of Darling and Jack Black beer who produce this great new range of boutique or micro-brewery beers. The Whippet will be one of a select few outlets in Johannesburg…
Free Wi-Fi at The Whippet!
Whether you need to send off an email, or simply need quick internet access while having your meeting (and one of our fresh croissants), you will enjoy all this access at No cost. Yes……We have decided to install Free Wi-Fi at The Whippet in Linden. So please come round and spread the news and make…
Second-hand hardback books wanted
You know that box in the back of that store room in your house filled with second hand hardback books. That box you have been you been keeping for the last 20 years…….we desperately need them for The Whippet – your beautiful books will form part of our main counter as decorative pieces. If you are…
The Whippet – So what’s up with the name?
We’ve had so many questions around why we chose the name “The Whippet”. There is probably two reasons. The first – South Africans tend to be familiar with dogs like Labradors, Alsatians and Staffies (I mean Jock of the Bushveld dogs). Whippets are strange dogs, exclusively enjoyed by those that skipped the petshop and preferred…
cupcakes, oh cupcakes……..The Whippet teams up with Black Vanilla
When Zani decided to include cupcakes on the menu, she could think of no one better to bake Joburg’s best but Black Vanilla. Beninca (the owner of Black Vanilla) started her small bakery just a few months ago and will now be making a range of exclusive cupcakes, just for The Whippet – I really don’t…
Peaches, Peaches, we need Canned Peaches!
I hate winter and that inspired me to talk about peaches…..because summer = peaches. True to Linden’s history of being the biggest export region of peaches to Europe in the 1930’s, we want to stock Joburg’s best home made canned peaches. If you understand the art of canned peach making (or simply want to use…
So what has happened in the past 10 days? The Whippet is taking shape…
Firstly I have to appologise for being so quite – the last few days have gone by so quickly and The Whippet is taking on great shape, due to the great help from the people of Linden and everyone following the blog and us on Facebook. We have now received 1,200 visitors to our page…
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