Relax With Dax

Author: Dax

  • Cheese Festival 2011

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    The SA Cheese Festival has moved to a new location this year and I think it’s a good move as it’s been at Bien Donné for nine years now. Many people haven’t been going to the festival because it’s the same every year, so having it at a new venue gives people an excuse to go…

  • Top 100 SA Wines

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    This is the first year of the Top 100 SA Wines competition. It can’t be an easy thing to start up a wine competition when there are several long standing ones already. From what I read in the media and things I heard from people, there were some grumblings and a fair amount of resistance…

  • Veuve Clicquot Masters Polo at Val de Vie

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    When I first came to Cape Town, I thought that attending the J&B Metropolitan was a posh thing to do. But after attending it for several years and never seeing an actual horse race, I stopped taking it so seriously. I thought the Queen’s Plate would be a more sophisticated day, while people dress more smartly, it…

  • Cape Town Restaurant Closures

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    Restaurants come and go in Cape Town, as one closes another pops up somewhere. But as winter arrives each year, there is a flurry of closures as many places were just holding on for the summer. Below is a list of recent and impending closures and the reasons I have heard for the closures. I…

  • World Top 50 Restaurants 2011

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    South Africa didn’t fare as well in the World Top 100 this year as it did last year. It’s the same three restaurants which were in the top 100 last year (La Quartier Francaise, Rust en Vrede & La Colombe) but all of them dropped in the rankings, except Rust en Vrede which climbed from…

  • Col’Cacchio Celebrity Chef Series 2011

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    Col’Cacchio are running their Celebrity Chef Series from May to August this year. Each month, they will feature a pizza designed by a well known South African chef and for every one of those pizzas sold, R5 goes to a worthy cause. Last year the Red Cross Children’s hospital burns unit received over R150 000.…

  • Cullinan Hotel Room Review

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    Here’s my video review of the room at the Cullinan hotel. Overall the stay at the hotel was quite pleasant. I’ve always been a fan of the foyer at the Cullinan hotel and the breakfast buffet was pretty good. My one complaint is that there is no internet access for guests. Even if you make…

  • Win with Caffe Milano and Valrhona Chocolate

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    You may have read my review of Caffe Milano already. One of the things I didn’t mention was that Caffe Milano is one of the few places that uses Valrhona chocolate. It’s not a name that we are very familiar with in South Africa, but it’s internationally recognised as one of the top chocolates. Vanessa…

  • The Restaurant at Clos Malverne wine estate

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    If I’m honest, I have to admit that I didn’t really know much about Clos Malverne. I had seen the wines but never tried them and I certainly had never visited the estate. So when I was invited to a media lunch to experience the restaurant I was keen to go along, but couldn’t make it.…

  • MyCiti Airport Shuttle

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    The other day I used the MyCiti airport shuttle for the first time and I was so impressed, I felt I should share my experience with you. I purchased my ticket at the Civic Centre station and boarded the waiting bus. Within twenty minutes I was inside the airport terminal. I could not believe how…