Relax With Dax

Author: Dax

  • Caveau at the Mill

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    I go out mainly in the City Bowl and Atlantic Seaboard, purely because it’s more convenient as I live in Seapoint. Last night I had an opportunity to try a restaurant in Southern Suburbs and chose Caveau at the Mill. I’d heard that it was really good, and I’ve obviously eaten at the one in…

  • Khaya Nyama review

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    There are quite a few African style restaurants in Cape Town, catering for tourists who obviously want to try African food while they are in Africa. I am reluctant to call it local cuisine because I think in South Africa we don’t really eat that much African food. I did a review a little while…

  • Kabab Mahal review

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    I’m dying to try the new Indian restaurant, Chandani, in Roodebloem Road. The other night a couple of mates and myself decided last minute to go out for a curry. Out of sheer laziness we decided not to go to Woodstock but rather try one of the places in Seapoint. That’s how we ended up…

  • The Shock Doctrine review

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    I’ve been reading quite a lot of books lately, as you can probably tell from all the reviews which you can find in the book review category. As with the documentaries I choose to watch, they are mostly about globalisation, consumerism and the abuse of corporate power. These things underlie most of the problems we face…

  • Andre’s Restaurant review

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    In the September newsletter I mentioned that Andre’s Restaurant had opened and was serving reasonably priced South African food. Tourists are often keen to eat at restaurants where they can experience ‘local food’, hence the popularity of the African restaurants like Mama Africa, etc. If they don’t end up at an African restaurant they will…

  • Chuckleberry’s review

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    There are so many new places in Camps Bay, most are franchises so don’t need to be reviewed (Vida, Kauai, etc) but I ate at the new gourmet burger joint called Chuckleberry’s just around the corner from Caprice. It’s very brave of them to open a burger joint around the corner from Caprice was awarded the…

  • Michael Buble concert review

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    With hindsight, I’m surprised that I had to think twice about buying a ticket to the Michael Buble concert. I don’t actually have any of his music and R400 is a lot of money, but on the other hand, Kirstenbosch is a very special venue and I do like the kind of music he plays.…

  • Uranium Road review

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    Uranium Road is a documentary about nuclear energy in SA. It takes a look at the history of nuclear energy in SA leading up to the present. I was expecting something about the Pebble Bed technology and information on the pros and cons, but it wasn’t about that at all. The main thrust of the…

  • Masala Dosa review

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    Masala Dosa is another restaurant that I’ve been hearing about for ages but haven’t had a chance to check it out. My opportunity came unexpectedly last night, after attending a presentation on GM foods at Portobello restaurant (a vegetarian restaurant if you’re looking for one) in Long Street, I took a wander up Long Street to see…

  • Nuclear power in South Africa

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    I have to say that I am getting sick and tired of corporations and government taking us for a ride. Everything seems to be about money, we take it for granted these days that the decisions made are not necessarily the best for the people but they will definitely be most beneficial for the already…