by The Jax | Dec 13, 2016 | Western Cape, Restaurant, The Jax Blog, Instagram, cape town, Food, south africa, wine
It ain’t over till the Fat Cat has sung The Fat Cat with an insatiable appetite for easy laid back home cooking is readily affectionate to anyone who proffers him a tasty morsel. This resident creature of comfort and namesake for this local restaurant is named...
by The Jax | Dec 6, 2016 | The Jax Blog, Western Cape, cape town, Food, south africa
Viva Las Paletas! Viva Las Paletas Viva! Summer is here and we all know what that means…. You scream I scream we all scream for ice-cream! Founded in 2012 by husband and wife team, Jason Sandell and Diana Chavarro these fresh fruit lollies are made with real...
by The Jax | Sep 21, 2016 | sydney, The Jax Blog, australia, Food, Travel
Lucky Tsotsi , the very name sounds like an oxymoron. You see back home in South Africa ‘Tsotsi’ means thug or gangster. So you can imagine my surprise to find an eatery in Sydney with that name that wasn’t actually dodgy! Isn’t it peculiar how...
by The Jax | Aug 10, 2016 | Western Cape, Restaurant, Food, south africa, Travel
Transkaroo bring haar padkos! Is Afrikaans for ‘Transkaroo bring her food for the road’. This is a play on words from the opening lyric of the South African hit television show of the eighties, named Transkaroo. “Transkaroo bring haar huistoe”...
by The Jax | Jul 5, 2016 | Franschhoek, Western Cape, Restaurant, The Jax Blog, Food, south africa, Travel
Café Bon Bon at Le Petite Dauphine Café Bon Bon held the last roaring flames on our Fireplaces in Franschhoek Media Trip and was a fitting ending to a rather delightful trip. Before we hit the road back to Cape Town, we were treated to breakfast at the...
by The Jax | Jul 5, 2016 | Restaurant, The Jax Blog, Franschhoek, Instagram, Western Cape, Food, south africa, wine, Travel
Meat Lovers Heaven found at Dutch East Restaurant Meat Lovers will be in heaven at Dutch East Restaurant in Franschhoek, with the multitude of beef, pork, venison as well as poultry on the menu. There is a strong Dutch Eastern influence in each of these dishes, that...