Author: Dax
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Our Government and the Environment
In the February newsletter I mentioned that in order to address the environmental crisis, we need the government to play an active role. I mentioned that the the plastic bag levy has not led to the creation of recycling operations as it was supposed to. Seeing as I don’t like to put forward only one…
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Cafe Beleza
The crown for best value breakfast in Cape Town has changed heads. You may remember Arnold’s in Kloof St. first wore the crown for their R14 (was R12) breakfast. Mugg & Bean stole it from them for their R16 ‘On the Go’ breakfast which, while being R2 more and minus a sausage, was tastier and came…
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Starlight Classics at Vergelegen
The sunset concerts in Kirstenbosch are definitely a highlight of the summer in Cape Town. Picnicing in such a stunning setting while enjoying a live concert is a hard to beat combination. However, the lineup at Kirstenbosch this season didn’t really tickle my fancy, I think I only went to 1 concert this time round.…
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Wafu burns down!
A day or two ago, Wafu burned down. I didn’t believe it until I saw the pictures. A horrible sight. It’s so sad to see one of our favourite places destroyed. Why couldn’t it have been the CTFM or something? I believe Wakame is still operational but it looks like it will be a while…
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Balducci’s review
I has actually been a while since I have eaten at Balducci’s, despite the fact that it was one of my favourite restaurants at one stage. I have gone there occasionally to have a glass of wine at the plush bar. It’s nice to have a selection of good wines and complimentary olives and crisp bread…
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2007 SA Blog Awards
The South African Blog Awards are designed to create awareness of blogs and give exposure to particularly good SA blogs. Relax with Dax has been nominated in the ‘Best SA Blog about Food’ category. Please vote for me by clicking this link http://2007.sablogawards.com, selecting Relax with Dax in the Food category and then submitting your…
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More rBST free dairy products
I found out recently that all Pick ‘n Pay dairy prodcuts (No Name & Choice) are rBST free. They are busy phasing in the new packaging which has a label stating this fact. So adding this to the existing rBST free dairy products (Clover & Woolworths), means it’s easy to only use dairy products which…
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March Newsletter
The March newsletter has been sent out. It’s available under ‘Newsletters’ on the navigation pane.
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Biowatch is being shafted
Can you believe this? In 1997, the first genetically modified crops are released in SA. In 1999, the GMO Act comes into effect. In 2000, Biowatch SA, in an effort to ensure us consumers are not being endangered in any way, request information from the relevant organisations regarding the GM crops in SA. Under the…
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Reviewing new restaurants
The other night I went to dinner at a restaurant that had recently opened. The place was lovely and the food was fine but the service was so bad, you wouldn’t believe me if I told you what happened. Regular readers know I have a policy of not doing reviews on restaurants that have only…