Relax With Dax

Author: Dax

  • Vegetarianism

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    Just for the record, I’m not a vegetarian. But having said that, as I have become more environmentally aware, I have realised that eating meat is a major contributor to the environmental problems we face. This may come as a surprise to some people so I will give a brief explanation: Animals need to be…

  • Diemersfontein Pinotage on Tap review

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    This year is my second at Pinotage on Tap at the Diemersfontein estate. Once again it was a most enjoyable afternoon. Good food, good wine and surrounded by good friends in a beautiful setting is a quality way to spend a day. It had been threatening rain all week. I don’t think anyone knew until that day…

  • Escape from Suburbia review

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    While You Were Sleeping has organised a screening of Escape from Suburbia at the Labia. I went to watch the documentary last night. Often one can watch these documentaries online or obtain the DVD to watch at home, but I like to go to these screenings because the discussion afterwards is always interesting. There are often…

  • Terra Mare review

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    This is a rare review because I very seldom get to review restaurants in Paarl. Not because there is anything wrong with Paarl or its restaurants, it’s just that I hardly ever go to Paarl. This weekend I was in the area for Pinotage on Tap at Diemersfontein so I went to dinner in Paarl…

  • The Goatshed at Fairview review

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    I was wanting to go to Fairview to buy some wine and cheese, so we decided to go there for breakfast/brunch this past Sunday morning. I hadn’t been the The Goatshed before, despite having ‘herd’ some good reports. As we walked in I knew we had made a good choice in venue, even though the…

  • Website improvements: Events list

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    Relax with Dax is not just about restaurants, but also about what’s happening in Cape Town. In my newsletter I list events for the coming month which I think are worthwhile. Up until now, a visitor to the website who wanted to see what events are coming up, would have to navigate to the latest…

  • GMO labelling in SA – part 2

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    I posted a little while ago about a social action regarding the reinstatment of the GMO labelling clause in the Consumer Protection Bill after it had been removed. I have some good news to report on the progress of this issue: Recently, the clause was reinstated which means that any product containing genetically modified food…

  • Website improvements: Star ratings

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    I’ve been spending quite a lot of time lately on the Relax with Dax website, trying to make it more like I want it to be. My efforts are perpetually hampered by a lack of free time and a lack of skill. However, I continue to do what I am capable of doing and as…

  • Unhinged – Surviving Joburg

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    A connection of mine is making a documentary about surviving Joburg. Judging by the trailer it looks like fun.   Unhinged: Surviving Joburg – Promo from Loveland Plant Hire on Vimeo

  • Screenings of ‘Simply Raw’ and ‘Escape from Suburbia’

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    I read a book called ‘Why food is better medicine than drugs‘ by Patrick Holford. I found the information in the book very interesting and enlightening. I have always doubted the pharmaceutical and supplement industries and this book showed me that my doubts were well founded. The book shows how some drugs achieve similar results…