Author: Dax
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Shell pays Ken and our Government pays Biowatch
In November 2007 I posted an article about Biowatch being told by the courts to pay Monsanto’s court costs, even though Biowatch won their case. This disturing ruling has prevented me from sleeping easily all this time. Biowatch were refused leave to appeal, so they went to the constitutional court and finally some sense prevailed and…
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Beer Tasting at &Union review
I reviewed &Union a while back and have been several times since then. The menu has changed a bit, now including a paté option as well as a prego roll. They are also now open in the morning from 7am, offering pastries, tostadas and organic coffee. I’m always interested in learning more about the things I…
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Vote for Table Mountain
A while back I urged everyone to vote for Cape Town to be on board of the new ‘World’ edition of Monopoly. I don’t know how we did it but we managed to get Cape Town to 3rd position, beating cities like London, Sydney, New York, Paris, etc. Now we have a new challenge: To…
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Glasshouse review
I had to start a new category for this review. I thought that seeing as this website/blog is called Relax with Dax, it should cover some proper relaxtion options, not just restaurants, shows and events. So in the Relaxation category I hope to review and share various relaxation options in Cape Town. I’ve never been…
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Cape Colony Wine & Dine Dinner Series 2009 review
After my recent fantastic exprience with a food a wine pairing at Rust en Vrede, I’ve been quite keen to try out some others. My next experience at Overture was not as good, but still excellent value. Last night I went to the first in the series of food and wine pairings at the Cape Colony…
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SA Cheese Festival 2009 review with thoughts on Glen Carlou
The Cheese Festival this year was not much different to the one last year. The one big difference was that there were no tickets available for sale at the door. All tickets had to be purchased online before the day. The tickets were also more expensive this year, up to R110 depending on which day…
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Cape Town Restaurant Specials – Winter 2009
PLEASE NOTE: This post is from 2009 so these specials are no longer valid. But click this banner below to get a further 10% off the discounted Entertainer app (or book) which has HUNDREDS of 2 for 1 vouchers, valid ANY TIME. One of the things I like about Cape Town in the winter, is…
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StreetSmart – a worthy cause
I must admit that I do recall seeing little StreetSmart cards at some of the restaurants I’ve been to but I never took the time to read them. Thankfully I was exposed to StreetSmart in another way when I attended the awards celebration for Rossouw’s restaurant guide recently. Rossouw’s restaurant guide supports StreetSmart and so…
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Olive Festival 2009 review
One of Cape Town’s many fantastic attributes is that you can drive 45 minutes out of the city and be in one of many small country towns. Going away for the weekend here, means driving only as far as some people commute every day. This was my first time at the Olive Festival and in…
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Rossouw’s Restaurants Award Celebration – with thoughts on Rust en Vrede
A while back I reviewed Rossouw’s Restaurant Guide, which I would say is the best restaurant guide available in SA at the moment. I was recently invited to the awards celebration for the three star restaurants in Rossouw’s guide. The nice thing about Rossouw’s rating system is that it compares apples with apples. With most restaurant…