Have a Romantic Breakfast at Jozi this Saturday, and then shop for Valentine’s gifts!

• Heartwood Smokehouse offers a double scrambled egg and smoked trout on a croissant to share for R50.00
• Add 2 cups of Cupid’s Chemistry coffee for the price of one, with the Heartwood Special and
• Buy a jar of Sue’s Karoo Lemon Passion Curd to round up the romance!
• Plus – get to the Simply Wild stand for some fiery takes on red-hot chilli!
• Kate from The Chocolatetier makes a guest appearance with a delicious selection of locally made chocolate delights.
• Tesa makes the best Love Juice – Spanish Sangria! You will roll home!

See you there! And please tell your lovers, friends and family.

• Loshni’s amazing range of wooden kids’ toys – beautifully crafted and brightly coloured!
• Chris Patton’s exquisitely painted pottery – from magnificent bowls to quaint bird feeders
• Tanya introduces a range of Belgian chocolates and cupcakes
• Lauren’s New York cheesecake beats anything the Big Apple can produce!
•  Tracy’s new range of vegetarian meals will entice even the most hardened non-grazer!

WIN A JOZI HAMPER – visit us on Facebook, Like the Jozi page and stand a chance to win a hamper! Draw is this Saturday at the market.

Hi Jozi Food Market Patrons,

Welcome the New Year in with your favourite goodies, all available at Pirates Sports Club, this Saturday:-

•     Sue’s Karoo Lemon – and Ginger Beer!
•     Caroline’s Raw Honey
•     Tracy’s Soups and Meals – try some delicious cold soup options
•     Gert’s Freshly baked bread
•     Green Bean Coffee
•     Pet goodies

See you this Saturday!

• Learn more about what Slow Food is at their stand
• It is a day to celebrate locally produced food and sustainable production from small artisan businesses
• Support the BIZ School initiative where they sponsor and educate under-privileged matriculants about entrepreneurship:-
• There will be several stands at Jozi where the kids will be selling Christmas-themed produce
• Stock up on all your Jozi favourite goodies, as the market only re-opens on 14th January 2012.

See you there! If not, have a wonderful Christmas!

The last market for 2011 is the 10th December, and we re-open again on 14th January.

See you this Saturday!

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• The Alexandra Gospel Choir will sing Christmas Carols, A Capella, in the rich, harmonious style that is so typical of African musicians
• Christmas candles will be sold for Parktown North Methodist Church, The Lighthouse Project Vuka
• Celia’s Christmas Cakes and pies are a delicious alternative to commercial offerings
• Marie’s waterproof picnic blankets are a wonderful, original gift idea
• Tracy’s Christmas Red and Green soup is a must for any dinner table!

Of course the Pirates Pub is always open and the TV screens are on, so you don’t have to miss any sport, or drinking, whilst you shop.
When: 08h30 – 13h30 every Saturday
Where: Pirates Sports Club, Braeside Rd, Greenside – just down from Solly Kramer’s Parkhurst
We look forward to seeing you there!

• Indulge in Jeanine’s Gourmet Rocky Road Fudge!
• Savour Tracy’s new Broccoli and Mint, as well as Green Bean and Parmesan soups
• Simply Wild’s new mustards and mayonnaises will pep any boring chicken or salad dish
• Sample Graziella’s new Cremalat range of cheeses, and take home her delicious pastas
• Tasneem is back with her super samoosas – lamb and mint is a real hit!
• Max’s new snoek pate needs to be tasted to be believed.

Of course the Pirates Pub is always open and the TV screens are on, so you don’t have to miss any sport, or drinking, whilst you shop.

“Shop outdoors this weekend instead of suffocating in a garish mall” punted the Jozi Food Market website. What a great way to spend a morning I thought and I duly set out for Parkhurst on a warm day tinged with the smell of Spring in the air. The market sets up shop under a collection of colourful umbrellas every Saturday on the lawns of the Pirates Sports Club between 8.30am and 1.30pm.The market is not large by any means and therein lies part of its charm. It’s small and personal, the majority of the products are organic and only a limited amount of freshly made products are sold every week.The first victuals to catch my eye were Graziella’s Italian Pasta’s and Sue’s Karoo Lemonade products. Crammed into a fat tin and sprinkled with cheese, Graziella’s salmon lasagne looked particularly appealing and Sue’s ice-cold lemonade hit the spot. My only regret is that I didn’t buy her cherry slices which sold out before I returned to her stand.

Next on my meander through the stalls were Lavender Lane’s pies. And what pies! You won’t find the usual boring steak and kidney at this stall. Think pork and pineapple, beef and ale, duck and bacon and turkey and plum just to name a few. All the pies are preservative free and although more expensive than your average Pick ‘n Pay pie, are well worth the price. Fresh cordials, pickles and chutneys were the order of the day at Kuhestan’s Organic Farm stall and the nearby ‘All About Muesli’ table offered a variety of tasty low GI muesli’s as well as a honey baked granola, dark chocolate covered goji berries and a variety of fruit and nuts.

La Bomme Cuisine’s organic chicken liver pate´ is one of the best I’ve ever tasted and had I come to the market earlier I would probably have bought one of the egg and bacon rolls at the ‘Breakfast in Bread’ stall. As it so happened I settled on a beef and ale pie from Lavender Lane and a cup of Rwandan coffee from The Green Bean which I ate at one of the tables made available for the purpose. Apparently Rwandan coffee is currently “the best in the world” and imparts dark chocolate, berry and stone fruit flavours. The Green Bean is based at Casalinga restaurant and offers a wide variety of coffee from across Africa roasted to order.

Other tempting ‘on-site’ nibbles included sweet and savoury pancakes from Marcel’s House of Crepes, ice-cream and bunny chows, curries and gourmet boerewors rolls complete with toppings such as peanut, coconut and achar courtesy of‘Sharp’s’ stall.

‘Goat Peter’ was selling delectable goat’s cheese, yoghurt and milk; ‘Raw Honey’ offered all manner of bee related products such as mead, honey, fudge and skin cream; ‘Simply Wild’s’ merchandise included pesto, flavoured mayonnaise and chutneys; La Cucina produced a wide range of outstanding Italian vegetarian antipasti and ‘Froggit’ is fast earning a reputation for its scrumptious products which range from pomegranate dressing and luxury chocolate to liquid nougat and whiskey marmalade.

The most intriguing products of the day were Heartwood’s smoked goods and the Mushroom Factory’s DIY mushroom kits. Heartwood prides itself on its traditionally smoked bacon and the Mushroom Factory takes all the work out of growing your very own oyster or button mushrooms at home.

But it was ‘Soup ‘n Stuff’ that really made an impression. Over 50 incredible types of soup are sold at this stall including peanut and potato, pomegranate, mussel, spicy chicken and almond, honey roasted parsnip and pear and Roquefort which was my ultimate favourite.

There were numerous other products such as edible pet treats, a variety of olive products and baked goods including a particularly tasty carrot cake from Sandra Dacey’s stall, wire and bead crafts and fresh vegetables from ‘Charlie’s’. The vendors are friendly and ply visitors with samples, the setting under trees is appealing and children friendly and the products are worth coming back for. I know I will.

This Saturday get to the Jozi Market early to enjoy one or all of these great breakfast treats:-

Litza’s Cupcakes – light sweet and delicious, especially with great coffee from Green Bean!

Marcel’s Pancakes – made in the true French crepe tradition – savoury and sweet options available. The Bar One crepe is a favourite with kids and men!

Simply Wild’s Omelette Jaffles – filled with everything you can imagine for breakfast! Bacon, cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes and more!

Pink Elephant’s Sweet Tarts and Quiches  – delectable takes on this popular French dish – Mushroom amd Cheese; Cherry Tomato; Bacon and Egg.

Sharp’s great boerewors rolls as well as chicken curry bunny-chows!

Roy’s Breakfast in Bread -  Crispy Bacon and egg rolls. -  Also enjoy some his traditional Pork Pies.

Green Bean Coffee – now offers espresso based coffees.

The market opens at 8h30, so get there early for your breakfast table! Pirates Sports Club 4th Ave Ext Parkhurst.