Joburg is now entering the most beautiful season of the year – the bright green trees (See our own tree below) of our forrestropolis is putting on their finest show. I thought this would be a good time to give you an update on the progress of your Linden shop. Jaco has been spending allot…
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Opening soon board up!
You would probably say “It’s about time” but yes….. Our opening-soon board is up and Hoot if you pass us please!
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…
100% organic Hartland honey on its way to the Whippet – Meet Linden’s local beekeeper
When Jaco spoke to Ursula, one of our friends, she mentioned her brother was a beekeeper, I then asked her where her brother stayed………Linden! I could not believe it, Linden has it’s own beekeeper and he lives in 8th street! I immediately set up a meeting to tell him about The Whippet story and asked…
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