Author: Dax
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Dyson Technology in South Africa
I consider Relax With Dax a lifestyle blog, which means I cover a broad range of topics. But I did not think I would ever be writing about vacuum cleaners! However, what I saw today must be shared. If you asked me to name brands of vacuum cleaners, I would come up with Electrolux and…
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Design & Making [The Story of Food]
I received an email a while ago, requesting submissions for World Design Capital under the category of ‘food design’. I pondered the request and was really at a loss for how one could design food. So I decided to do some research. In doing so I came across the video below and was moved to…
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Chef’s Warehouse & Canteen Review
This review is really a comparison between the tapas experience I had at Polpo in London, which was described as ‘one of the most exciting eateries to open in London’ and ‘the hottest table in town’, and the tapas experience I had at Chef’s Warehouse & Canteen here in Cape Town. I had a great…
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Dine Like A Brazilian
[Sponsored Post] With football fever in the air thanks to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, there’s a strong likelihood you’ll be entertaining some guests over the next few weeks. If you can’t make it to Brazil, there’s no reason you can’t bring Brazil home, and what better way to do this than through the…
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World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2014
Like last year, South Africa only has 2 spots in the World 100 Best restaurants. The Test Kitchen has managed to break into the top 50, moving from position 61 to 48. The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Francais moved down from 53 to 72. Noma has reclaimed the top spot but Spain still has…
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Brazilian Street Cuisine
[Sponsored Post] I wonder what we would consider to be South African ‘street food’? Would it be the boerie rolls with fried onion that seem so unpalatable when you arrive on Long St, yet are so delicious when you leave Long St? Or has South African street food been ‘Americanised’? Is it really just burger…
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Top 100 SA Wines 2014
This is the 4th year for the Top 100 SA Wines competition and with nearly 500 entries, it’s growing nicely. The 2014 winners included 52 reds, 34 whites, with the balance going to cap classiques, natural sweets, ports and fortified wines. With some history behind the competition, it is now possible to award consistent performers.…
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World Cup 2014 – Brazilian Dishes To Look Out For
[Sponsored Content] I can’t believe it’s time for another soccer World Cup already. It doesn’t feel like 4 years have passed since we hosted the 2010 soccer World Cup here. What a great time that was, I have many fond memories of it. We really did a great job of hosting. I wish I was…
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SASSI And The Trailblazer Chefs
I want to tell you a story which will help you to understand why this post is relevant to you. A while back, biotech giant, Monsanto, tried to introduce genetically modified potatoes onto the American market (as part of their plan to control the world’s food supply, which you can read more about in my…
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Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants 2014
Elite Traveler magazine have started an annual list of the top 100 restaurants in the World. With its first list in 2013, this newcomer is competition to the well known World’s 50 Best Restaurants (which is also 100 despite the name), which has been running since 2003. In the most recent list of World’s 50…