Author: Dax
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The End of Poverty review
It was interesting reading this book straight after reading Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. In Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein mentions the author of End of Poverty, Jeffrey Sachs, several times. The reason being that he was involved in developing economic policies in a lot of the countries which she used as case studies. The interesting…
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Live Bait review
Live Bait is in the Kalk Bay harbour, next to Polana and underneath Harbour House. It used to be called Ek ‘n Jy. I ate there one evening last week. When we arrived we saw some people we knew and went over to their table to say hello. While we were at their table, I…
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Piccolo Mondo review
Whilst I may be hard to impress (we’re not called ‘critics’ for nothing), I am quite easily pleased. It’s seldom that I go out to eat and find the experience completely disappointing. Each experience will have some aspects that detract from it, but there are normally some redeeming aspects too. Dinner at Piccolo Mondo in…
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The Strandloper review
I’m surprised that I haven’t reviewed the Strandloper before as I have eaten there several times. The first time was many years ago, before I moved to Cape Town (they have been going for 14 years) and the most recent occasion was last weekend. The experience has not changed much between then and now. A…
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Relish review
Relish is a nice venue, with the restaurant downstairs, a bar upstairs and a function area on the top floor. The restaurant itself lacks some ambiance, due to the concrete floor and modern style furniture. It does have a great view of the mountain though. I haven’t eaten at Relish for quite along time, probably a…
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The Vault at Riboville review
I had the best steak of my life the other night. I can forsee that for a long time to come I am not going to be happy with the steaks I receive in restaurants. Oh well, it was worth it. A while back, Riboville changed their downstairs section (in the old bank vault) to a separate experience…
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Miss K review
I’ve been neglecting my Breakfast Hunt for a while. I’ve pretty much settled on two options for the moment, either R10 breakfast at Beleza or breakfast at the Neighbourgoods Market. However, a short notice breakfast appointment for 8am on Saturday morning forced me to try something new (Beleza & the market only open at 9).…
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Blu Bar review
Blu Bar (ex Sobar) in Newlands recently reopened after undergoing a refurbishment. I went there last Thursday evening to check out the place, try their food and listen to the live band. The place looks much more sophisticated now. The decor is modern and has obviously had some skilled input. Whilst they are catering for…
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