Relax With Dax

Author: Dax

  • Relax with Dax – Official blogger for V&A Waterfront

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    The V&A Waterfront approached me a while ago with an offer to be the official blogger for the V&A over the World Cup. The idea was based on a book called A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary by Alain de Botton. The owners of the new Terminal 5 gave the author access to…

  • Twankey Bar launch

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    One of the five or so luxury hotels that have opened in the CBD in the last few months is the Taj. It’s situated at the bottom of Wale Street, as it approaches Adderly Street. The Taj broadens the options of Cape Town diners with two restaurants (Mint and Bombay Brasserie) as well as the…

  • Vuvuzela Etiquette

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    There’s been a lot of heated debate about whether the vuvuzela should be allowed at the World Cup soccer matches. It is rather noisy and spectators and players alike have concerns about the noise. I personally believe it will be a good thing and will make the 2010 World Cup uniquely South African. People will…

  • Top 5 ways to save the world without killing yourself

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    To celebrate World Environment Week, I decided to post my list of 5 ways to save the world without killing yourself. Many people believe that you have to radically change your lifestyle to make a difference, but that’s not true. If we all make small changes, they will have a big impact. More importantly they…

  • Cape Colony Winter special

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    I recently posted the reasons why I thought winter restaurant specials are often a waste of time. The kind of restaurant special I do enjoy taking advantage of is when expensive restaurants make it just a little bit affordable for the average Joe in the street, like me. With these specials you get to taste…

  • La Mouette launch

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    There is a space around the corner from where I live in Seapoint. This space has consumed several restaurants before it. In my time, three restaurants opened there and closed again without me seeing one single person enter the establishment. It would take a brave person to open a restaurant there, or someone from out…

  • 15 on Orange review

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    Introduction African Pride Hotels is the luxury hotel brand of the Protea Hotel Group. The Crystal Towers Hotel in Century City is also an African Pride Hotel. They are designed to be modern and luxurious. It is apparent that no expense has been spared (eg. extensive Volokas marble flooring, 20 000 Murano crystal links in…

  • Sawaddee review

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    Many people tell me that the sushi at Willoughby’s is the best in Cape Town. I’ve eaten at Willoughby’s many times, and while I enjoy their seafood dishes, I’m not a fan of their sushi purely because the pieces are too big. You can read more in my review here. So I was very excited…

  • SA Cheese Festival 2010 review

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    The Cheese Festival seems to get bigger every year and it also seems that more of the days sell out each year as well. I hear many stories of people who get there only to find that there are no tickets left. The popularity of the event has some benefits, the stall holders see more…

  • Good Food & Wine Show 2010 review

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    There was so much more to the Good Food & Wine Show this year. More than likely it had a lot to do with the involvement of the BBC Lifestyle chefs. Cooking shows have really caught on in South Africa, so when you mention names like Georgio Locatelli, Willie Harcourt-Cooze and Gordon Ramsay, everyone knows…