• In August @ Col’cacchio, try a (cheese free) pizza by Nicky Gibbs of The Westcliff. Rump steak, chimichurri, rossa sauce, rocket & red onion #
  • A quick review of the new On Broadway restaurant on Long St http://bit.ly/cgWsy4 #
  • Book of the week: Four Fish by Paul Greenberg. Concerned about the future of fish? Find out what the story is http://bit.ly/aGje0K #
  • Like Gotan Project? Their new CD is out now & on sale at Kalahari.net. If you don’t know them, do yourself a favour http://bit.ly/dh0gl3 #
  • Next Slow Food MC event (21/8) is a visit to a waterblommetjie farm. Pick yr own before sitting down to farmstyle lunch http://bit.ly/daTGun #
  • On Wed, artisanal beers paired with food by renowned chef Peter Goffe-Wood at his Hout Bay restaurant, Wild Woods http://bit.ly/812SJQ #
  • Also on Wed, for those who prefer wine to beer, Deconstructing Pinot Noir. A tutored tasting by Under the Influence http://bit.ly/cA35wB #
  • I have my first personal training session at One80 later, wish me luck. I must remind them my motto is No Pain, No Pain. #
  • Relax with Dax just submitted a camembert & apple cake recipe to the @FairviewWine SA Food Blogger Promotion. It’s so good. in reply to FairviewWine #
  • Col’cacchio puts a bottle of imported water on all their tables. Shame, how embarrassing. #
  • I write for JetSetExtra.com as their CT correspondent. Follow them on Twitter for international travel tips @JetSetExtra #
  • Catch Locnville live at Grand West on the 8th. Tickets from Computicket (starting from R115) http://bit.ly/bJsFa4 #
  • What are you doing this long weekend? I’m going to the Robertson Slow festival. There’s still time to book http://bit.ly/atPV9R #
  • I received some bottles of Tread Lightly. The new Backsberg wine in plastic bottles. Good for the environment http://bit.ly/dmRA0P #
  • I recall buying Tassenberg in plastic 750ml bottles when I was at varsity. The Backsberg Tread Lightly is a lot better looking (and tasting) #
  • Where are you planning on watching the towers fall on the 22nd? Rhodes Memorial is an option, others? #
  • 2 kids free with paying adult (R120) on the red sightseeing bus. Valid weekends & public/school hols until end Sept http://bit.ly/bQHAoS #
  • Like my tweets? Nominate RWD for SA Tweeter of the year in the Blog Awards & maybe best food & wine blog too? http://bit.ly/bW85Sp #
  • My first experience of a supper club tonight. 7 people I don’t know, dinner cooked by this person I also don’t know http://bit.ly/cslOBi #
  • This is supper club. People + wine + food = festive! http://twitpic.com/2bau1n #
  • Sick of the bad music & moronic DJs on SA radio stations like I am? Try our first streaming station @2OceansVibe radio http://bit.ly/cw8ufX #
  • I got lucky at the Exclusive Books sale yesterday. Found Common Wealth – Economics for a Crowded Planet (Jeffrey Sachs) http://bit.ly/d8njhs #
  • I also found Interventions by Noam Chomsky on sale http://bit.ly/dgApS9 #
  • Later I’m having tapas at Bistro Sixteen82. I’m trying to be nonchalant but I’m actually secretly looking forward to it, despite no tataki. #
  • RT @Andreas_Spath: Bheki Cele is turning out to be an able replacement for Jackie Selebi… #
  • At the Robertson Slow festival I will spend an entire day learning how to make Italian charcuterie with Lorenzo Ciman of La Masseria #rad #
  • I’ll also be spending a few hours at the annual Robertson food market & dinner at Reuben’s new restaurant. Fest program http://bit.ly/atPV9R #
  • RT @KwalapaGirl: RAW food Wednesday… all sorts of delicious treats being created for lunch at Kwalapa today. To book 021 6879314 #
  • Supper club was great fun. A good way to meet new people. It’s once a month so sign up for the next one http://bit.ly/cslOBi @kgbwine #
  • I’m up for a personal training session. It’s still dark. I’m still tired. There will be pain. This is not awesome. #
  • The lodge is now a haven of birdlife, tranquillity & quietness- That’s where I’m staying for 2 nights of Robertson Slow http://bit.ly/c89Dg8 #
  • Farmlike living, but only a few footsteps to the middle of the town- That’s where I’ll be spending the 3rd night http://bit.ly/ddELeW #
  • Tapas at Bistro 1682 yesterday was a treat. They even made kudu tataki just for me #yum also tasted their unreleased pinot noir MCC #yumyum #
  • RT @DuchessWisbeach: Stunning Fish Salad: Steamed kingklip, lemon juice, capers, Italian tomatoes, red onion, on a bed of greens, with avo #
  • RT @andUnion: to all our ‘veggie’ patrons, we announce the birth of our newest ‘baby’. Meet “The Mushroom Prego” http://twitpic.com/2brgyy #
  • I’m looking forward to the first Kings Klub meet this afternoon. A brewery tour and beer tasting! Thanks to Keg King http://bit.ly/baZlKG #
  • Check out the pics from my heli flip over the winelands. This Olympus camera is amazing http://bit.ly/d4dnMc #
  • I’m looking forward to popping into the Grand Daddy for the Winter Wonderland party, hope everyone is still standing by the time I arrive! #
  • Yesterday I met Jan who started National Braai Day (24th Sept, Heritage day). Follow @JanBraai & check out the website http://bit.ly/b0a2Wb #
  • Our tour of the SAB brewery was very interesting. They can bottle 1m beers a day! Check the production line http://www.twitpic.com/2bx633 #
  • We also learnt that there are no added preservatives or chemicals in SAB beers, all natural & about 2 weeks brewing time. #
  • But their beers do contain from 0 to 40% maize, so if you’re trying to avoid genetically modified food, drink the beers with no maize. #
  • The tour was organised by Keg King. If you ever need beer on tap at a party or function, these are the guys to call http://bit.ly/baZlKG #
  • Thanks! RT @Eulogs: #ff @RelaxWithDax – he’s in the know & has good taste in food, wine and all things that make Cape Town so brilliant… #
  • We spent a lovely morning at Haut Espoir when attending the Franschhoek Bastille fest. Here are some of the photos http://bit.ly/91e6rg #
  • I agree, too cute! RT @rambowine: My pic of the bunch Dax, brilliant photo! @relaxwithdax @hautespoir http://bit.ly/b6CDgt in reply to rambowine #
  • There is a also a gallery of photos from a recent lunch at Cuvee on Simonsig. What a great restaurant & estate http://bit.ly/cKV3I6 #
  • The naartjies I bought from Pick ‘n Pay the other day were nicer than these Woolworths ones and a quarter the price #
  • I’m off to Robertson for the Slow festival shortly. I’ll keep you updated on all the cool stuff happening there, with pictures! #
  • Lovely evening in McGregor last night, checked into the quaint Old Mill Lodge & dinner at interesting Karoux. But no reception, so no tweets #
  • Now I’m at Wederom estate learning how to cut up a pig & turn it into salami, parma, pancetta, etc. Where did this glass if wine come from? #
  • We’re about to sit down to a meal made from various parts of the pig. Some awesome ‘slow’ cooking happening right here. #
  • Checked out the market this morning, then drinks with @AndreWOSA at Springfield. Now a rest before dinner at the Robertson Small Hotel #