Relax with Dax

Normally when you invite people to an a capella show they tell you they can’t make it because they have to bath their goldfish or attend the opening of their garage door. I invited a bunch of people to hear D7 perform at On Broadway last night and I was sufficiently vague about who was [...]

There are thousands of South African wine labels out there. It is very difficult for an estate to distinguish itself from all the competition in any meaningful way. Each estate obviously has its own story and quirks, but they all have that. Solms Delta is one of the few that differentiates itself very well, offering [...]

I can’t remember exactly when I became aware of the problem of bottled water. I do have a post on Relax with Dax (The Scourge of Bottled Water) which was written in April 2006, so probably sometime before then. I personally try not to drink bottled water unless there is no alternative, but many people [...]

A few years ago I used to really enjoy the Wacky Wine Weekend in Robertson, in fact you can read one of my rave reviews here. However, it started to become very crowded and the last couple of years I have given it a skip as it’s too crowded for me. I do like Robertson [...]

We ate at Reuben’s at The Robertson Small Hotel on the last night of our time in Robertson for the Slow festival. Before I write about my experience of the restaurant, I must just tell you that the Robertson Small Hotel is awesome. We were given a short tour of the hotel and of some [...]

On our first evening at the Robertson Slow Festival, we were booked into Karoux. It’s on the main road in McGregor and we were staying in McGregor so it was a local option. I don’t really know much about McGregor, except that it’s a really small town. My experiences of restaurants in small towns have [...]

If there is one thing we have enough of in Cape Town, that’s wine festivals. Each month of the year there is some sort of wine or food and wine festival happening. Not that I am complaining, I enjoy a wine festival as much as the next drinker. But having said that, some wine festivals [...]

I loved this documentary. I had heard about the Yes Men, but it was great to actually see them in action and learn about the various stunts they pulled. Imagine this, the Yes Men pose as a Dow Chemical spokesperson and inform 300m people on BBC news that Dow has decided to clean up the [...]

Sinns at Wembley Square has been around for quite some time. I’ve had drinks at the bar next door and I’ve had snacks there a few times and tried their Spring special last year. I quite like that closed open space in Wembley Square, it has the potential to have an awesome vibe. If the [...]

On Broadway theatre has moved into what was the New Space theatre in Long Street and On Broadway restaurant has taken over the space that was Time Out Cafe. We ate at the restaurant before watching a show upstairs. The restaurant is not reserved for patrons of the theatre, it’s available to anyone looking for [...]

This review is a bit late to help you because tonight is the last show. But I’m sure the show will be on again soon and it also gives me an opportunity to talk about the new On Broadway. On Broadway has moved to what was the old New Space Theatre next to the Grand [...]

Brio is in the old Riboville space and is owned by Lauren and Skippy who also own the Codfather in Camps Bay. It has a very different feel from Riboville. While Riboville was a large space with modern decor juxtapositioned against the old original wood paneling and marble walls, Brio embraces the old feel and [...]

This is another restaurant that I should have visited long ago but just never got round to it. It would be difficult not to go with high expectations because it has been getting rave reviews and was in the Eat out top ten for 2009 and 2010. The negative comments I heard were that it [...]

The Food & Wine Bloggers Club started up a few months ago. Something useful for bloggers who want to learn from others, share what they know or simply meet other bloggers. The meetings happen monthly, the next one is July 28th (6:00pm – 8:00pm) at Café Max (126 Waterkant Street, in De Waterkant). I will [...]

This was the first year that the Bastille Festival did not clash with the Knysna Oyster Festival which is great for those that enjoy both events (like I do). I’m not sure how this affected the attendance, but I believe it was the busiest festival so far. We decided to make a weekend of it, [...]