Just Teddy feels a bit like something you might find in an arrondissement of Paris where you might swing by for a quick coffee and baguette.
Owned and run by a French Lebanese family, the Zakis. Teddy was their much-loved grandfather, who stowed away on a ship with his father and sisters years ago to come to SA. In rags and riches, over decades of ups and downs, he went from selling manure to being a big-time horse racing trainer. The family also went into property in the south of Joburg.
Before taking the leap and opening this new suburban space, he’d been making classic pastries for The Sheds @1Fox market in the Joburg CBD for a few years, and was supplying artisanal breads to Tashas and Bootlegger. Teddy’s son Jeff studied hospitality and has a deep love for baking too."It calms my soul," says the engaging 25-year-old who, with his sister Jordyne, is running the place. She’s also a qualified pastry chef, and studied in Paris for a while.It’s clear the Zaki clan is tight."If I don’t have my family, I have nothing in the world," says Jeff, who refers to himself as"the glue" of the Just Teddy outfit.
Everything the shop sells is home-made; no pre-mixes are used and the butter that goes into the delectable offerings is imported from France. They won’t sell bread that’s been on the shelf too long on the day either, donating it to charity instead. The current bestseller on the menu is the fig and pistachio cake, though chef Teddy says apple crumble has a special place in his heart because it was the first pastry he ever made.• This article originally appeared on the Financial Mail
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