“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”Nelson Mandela.In an effort to fight South Africa’s literacy crisis, The Whippet will be joining the Siyafunda Donate-a-Book, Kaya FM and Love Books (Melville 📍) literacy drive in collecting 670 books for primary schools in Soweto. The purpose of this drive is…
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So tell us what’s your flavour- our love affair with hot butter fudge
The Whippet has a love affair with fudge. These awesome blocks of greatness was first found in a letter written by Emelyn Battersby Hartridge, a student at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She wrote that her schoolmate’s cousin made fudge in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1886 and sold it for 40 cents a pound. In…
The Whippet Honey and Boutique Chocolates
It has been a long time coming, and so we have decided to launch our own new range of boutique chocolates and organic honey. True to our philosophy of supporting locally produced goods we have teamed up with local chocolatier Stefan and local bee keeper Louis to bring you delicious organic honey and pure good…
The Whippet Cake – What a cake!
Our local bakers have outdone themselves, we are so proud to launch The Whippet Cake. We found that perfect mix of premium ingredients, the perfect crunch, the perfect layers – yes The Whippet Cake. So what are we on about? The Whippet cake is the perfect balance of creamy layers of full cream milk tart…
Our Gluten Free cakes are arriving on Wed
After so may requests for awesome tasting gluten free cakes, our local baker Gabbie will deliver our first batch of Gluten Free milk tarts and double choc cakes on Wednesday at 11:00. If we see substantial support for the cakes we will most def make this a regular item on the menu. Our chef Ofenste…
New Darkhorse range arrives
We are so glad to announce a new range from Dark horse that just arrived. This designer couple has made The Whippet their Joburg home. Please pop by to view some of their awesome travel bags, wallets and satchels. Ladies – these make great unique gifts as they are they wont be available anywhere else in…
Year end furniture sale
We are entering the final stretch of the year and have decided to once again launch a year-end furniture sale. For those that don’t know, The Whippet (Jaco and Lucky) manufactures all our own furniture from recycled wood. Every few months we completely revamp the store by selling out all the current furniture at ridiculously…
From milk to art
Whether it is a tulip, a swan or a leaf, we tend to judge the quality of a cappuccino, or at least the barista on how well he can make your skinny or full cream favourite into a piece of art. As part of our journey towards coffee excellence we have asked Ishan Natalie (two…
Our new artisan baker – We welcome Fourie to The Whippet
Fresh bread and hot farm butter. Wood fired oven bread and the rich smell of Rooibos. The Whippet loves bringing you local bakers, but more importantly the chance to share their passion with you. Fourie (a local from Robindale – our sister neighbourhood) is an artisan baker and has made The Whippet his home. From…
We welcome Babylonstoren to The Whippet
It gives us great pleasure to welcome Babylonstoren to The Whippet. We will now be stocking their Olive Oils and easy to drink, crisp Chenin Blanc. Please pop by the store to try them out or buy a tin as a gift.
We’re celebrating Monday’s public holiday with Strawberries and Cream – #wimbledonstyle
Yes it’s not Wimbledon yet, but what better way to celebrate the public holiday than with Strawberries and Cream as well as three new Cap Classique (some still call it Champagne) varieties chosen by our resident wine expert Suzanne. We’ve decide to extend breakfast until 12:00 (for those that want to sleep in) and then…
Another young designer makes the Whippet their home – #Supporting Young Designers
As part of our mission to supporting young designers by providing them with a platform to show off their art,we have brought Jeff, the designer of Flea Designs onboard. After working in the industrial design and engineering field for a few years, along with a bit of traveling, Jeff decided late in 2012 to follow…
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