Relax With Dax

Author: Dax

  • Jorgensen’s Distillery review

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    I like artisanal producers. I like their passion, I like the variety of product they provide and I like the type of people they generally are. Through Relax with Dax and Slow Food I get to meet a lot of artisan producers and all of them, whether they produce beer or wine or a food…

  • Peroni Party review

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    I don’t review every single party I attend but I want to review this particular event in the hope that event organisers will take some notes and improve the quality of their events. Free food and free alcohol mixed with some music and some pretty people does no longer a memorable event make. This was…

  • Stone Kitchen review

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    Wellington is not exactly famous for its restaurants, and that is one of the main reasons Franshhoek, Stellenbosch, Constantia, etc will always attract the vast majority of visitors because they all offer a large selection of fabulous restaurants. Most people plan their visit around a meal, booking a table before choosing which wine farms to…

  • Simply Good Food by Justine Drake review

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    My last cookbook review was of Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute meals. Jamie’s recipes are always tasty, but he’s definitely not out to save your waistline or your heart. Simply Good Food by Justine Drake is out to do exactly that. The book is focused on healthy recipes and each recipe has an analysis of the…

  • Pierneef at La Motte review

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    I don’t like being called a critic. It sounds like I’m always looking for faults. The truth is, while I do like to warn people away from bad experiences, what I enjoy most is sharing awesome experiences with people so that they can go and enjoy it as much as I did. So I’m excited…

  • Tips On Using Restaurant Reviews

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    Food blogging has had a huge impact on the restaurant industry. In the days of traditional media, people would have to rely on published restaurant guides or the occasional review in a newspaper or magazine. Word of mouth was another source of information and a channel which was valued by restaurants because it was very…

  • Restaurants you should visit

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    A lot of people are here from out of town or on holiday and are asking me what restaurants they should be trying now that they have the chance. So I’ve compiled a list of 10 restaurants you might want to check out. The first five are new restaurants which have been getting rave reviews,…

  • French Toast review

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    I’ve been hearing about French Toast and happened to drive past last week so I stopped the car to have a look through the window (it was 11:30pm and they were closed). It looked awesome so I resolved to get there and try it out as soon as possible (which, with my diary can take…

  • Parlotones at Paul Cluver Amphitheatre review

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    In Cape Town we are lucky to have some spectacular concert venues. Kirstenbosch Gardens is one of them, and Vergelegen another, and Backsberg is also an option. But one of the best, which I only visited for the first time recently, is the amphitheatre at Paul Cluver. Why do I say it’s the best? Well…

  • Rossouw’s Three Star Restaurants 2011

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    JP Rossouw has released his restaurant guide for 2011. Here are his 3 star restaurants with the Western Cape ones in bold. You can see last year’s winners here. Casual category: Magica Roma, Pinelands Île de Païn, Knysna Mariana’s, Stanford Assaggi, Illovo Smart-casual category: Bizerca Bistro, Cape Town Jordan with George Jardine, Stellenbosch 95 Keerom,…