Author: Dax
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Eat Out Top Ten 2010
On Sunday night the Eat Out top ten for next year was announced. Being in the Top Ten is a big deal for restaurants because, apart from the recognition and exposure, a lot of tourists pick up the Eat Out magazine at the airport or wherever and try and eat out at the top restaurants.…
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Bistro 1682 launch
I’m creating another new category for this post. I don’t normally post about a new spot until I’ve been there to review it, but I realise that it could be a while before I get there and sometimes you need to know about it! So I will start telling you about new places I’ve been…
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Backsberg Picnic Concert Series
I recently posted the schedule for the upcoming Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts (starting with Johnny Clegg this Saturday). If that is your thing, then you’ll probably be into this as well. Backsberg is hosting a series of picnic concerts on the estate, also on Sundays from the 29th November to the 31st January. There is…
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Lazari breakfast review
After my bad dish selection at Viola last weekend, I thought I’d go back and have what I should have. Unfortunately, as happens with groups, we ran late and only arrived at the Cape Quarter Extension after 10:30am which is a big mistake. It effectively means you will wait 45mins for a table and another…
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When Corporations Rule The World review
I do honestly believe that corporations are one of the fundamental reasons that the world is in the trouble it is in. So when I’m browsing Kalahari.net and I see a book titled When Corporations Rule The World, I have to buy it and read it. I know that there are many books on this…
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Backsberg
I recently went to the launch of the new Earth Centre at Backsberg wine estate. Backsberg has constructed a hay bale house which will serve two purposes, an education centre focused on environmental issues and the offices of Food & Trees for Africa. Food & Trees for Africa have been doing good work in Africa…
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Lazari review
I’ve always enjoyed the original Cafe Lazari in Vredehoek Avenue, so I was quite stoked to hear that another Lazari was opening in the New Cape Quarter Extension. I was planning to have breakfast there at my earliest opportunity but found an opportunity to have a quick lunch there first. It can be a little…
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Voila breakfast review
I’m impressed with the new Cape Quarter Extension and have been there a few times this last week. On Tuesday evening I went to the launch of Cru Cafe and on Friday evening I went to the launch of Vanilla, and then ate a Cru Cafe after that. All of the restaurants were busy on…
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Cru Cafe review
I went to the launch of Cru Cafe on Tuesday and then ate there on Friday night. The launch was good in that the snacks on offer were from the tapas menu so we could test the food, but there was nobody around to welcome me and explain what Cru Cafe is all about. So…
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Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2009/2010
The Kirstenbosch concerts have suddenly become quite a bit more expensive this season. Perhaps it will prevent over crowding. Tickets go on sale on the Tuesday preceding each concert, from the Visitors’ Centre Ticket Office only. On Sundays tickets will be available at all three entrances. Telephonic bookings (021 761 2866) can be made from…