Author: Dax
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More on safer milk
On the 21st of Jan I posted some info on the fact that only Clover and Woolworths milk and dairy products are rBST (rBGH) free. I advised everone to stick to those brands. This extract was taken from the www.gmwatch.org website and it describes efforts by certain groups in the US to have rBGH banned…
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Biofuels
If you pay attention to the news, you will be aware that South Africa is currently formulating it’s policy on biofuels. Many people tout biofuels as the solution to our ‘oil addiction’. This is not really the case, it turns out that it uses more energy to create the fuel than the fuel actually provides.…
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Wakame review
Wakame has been around for a while now. I have reviewed it before, but that was quite a long time ago and things have changed. Since they have opened Wafu upstairs, I have been spending a lot more time there and have eaten there several times this summer. Wafu is great for sundowners, the view…
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Anatoli’s review
I haven’t been to Anatoli’s for at least 4 years and was not a little surprised that it is actually still open. Anatoli’s used to be the place to go, I remember in my first few years in Cape Town we used to eat there often. Then something happened, I’m not sure what, but suddenly…
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February newsletter
The Feb 2007 newsletter had been sent out. It’s available in the ‘Newsletters’ section on the navigation bar on the right.
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Verity concert review
On Saturday afternoon I went out to The Farmhouse in Scarborough to listen to Verity perform. All indications were that it would be rained out but actually it turned out to be a pleasant afternoon apart from the slightly chilly breeze. The venue was covered by large gazebos, but I think it might usually be…
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Borat review
Last night I watched the Borat movie. I know it’s been out for a while but I just never have time to go to the movies. That is also the reason you won’t see many movie reviews on this site. A certain friend who regularly watches movies promised to do reviews for me but has…
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Catering
I think home catering is going to become big. I realise that it’s not a new thing, but it has definitely been a luxury affordable only by the wealthier among us. However, I think that is changing. On Sunday, I went to my Aunt’s birthday lunch in Kalk Bay. She had 16 guests and the…
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Bowl review
Bowl is a new restaurant situated in The Adderly Hotel at 31 Adderly St. They said they named it Bowl because all the food is served in bowls, but a lot of our meals were not served in bowls, so not sure what the deal is. Anyway, 10 of us had dinner there the other…