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…
The construction process is kicking off!
I have to apologize for being so quite – we have been running around trying to secure the building where we want to build our first Linden store. The great news is……we’ve go it! The Whippet in Linden will be located on the corner of 4th Avenue and 7th Street. The building is the old…
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…
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…
Linden’s local famous heroes – who has and continues to make Linden great?
All of us love heroes? Whether they wear tight pants, shoot fire from their eyes or dodge bullets, we love their courage, their strength or maybe just their looks. But these are super heroes……those created in the studios of Marvell with 3D animation software – they normally all have a 30 inch waist with a…
First Architect drawings on its way! – What should we choose?
Dirk our architect is presenting the first set of drawings for the shop design to us at 16:30 today! What do you think we should go for?
How to make canned peaches – our 100 year old South African recipe.
Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring and because it has fresh peaches in it – Thomas Walker. I have a vivid image of Sunday lunches that fill the memory of my childhood… Sitting around the dining room table with my parents, my brother and myself enjoying…
Cappuccino anyone? What’s your favourite – you choose the Linden Blend………
Some like it skinny, others like it hot, some like it with wings, other prefer it in their favourite mug……yes I am referring to cappuccino. We all have a favourite , it also reflects the way we feel ….” skinny cappuccino for me please”. Coffee drinking in South Africa has exploded, we have moved from…
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