Brent Meersman Author

Nobody listens to vegans

Article bogdan TagDiv - 15 May 2016

Brent Meersman ponders whether veganism and being a food writer can go together.

The fine art of cooking

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Sep 2015

Boutique restaurants are on the increase in Cape Town – selling product lines as well as meals.

Terroir’s earthy taste of winter

Article bogdan TagDiv - 31 Jul 2015

Brent Meersman explores the elegantly casual Terroir restaurant's European inspired cuisine and its sweet deals for winter.

Haute of this world

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Jun 2015

The menu at Haute Cabrière is specifically designed to complement the estate's wines - and it works.

Up to the vegan challenge?

Article bogdan TagDiv - 16 Apr 2015

Cape Town Vegan Challenge is an invitation to try veganism for a month and several restaurants have taken up the gauntlet, writes Brent Meersman.

The best of a raw deal

Article bogdan TagDiv - 22 Jan 2015

In this overprocessed world with industrial agriculture doing violence to the planet, it makes sense that some have turned to a raw food diet.

Straight in Dakar, gay in Paris

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Jun 2014

"I felt I had a white man's disease," he said. As everyone knows, there are no local cures for white men's diseases.

Is it beer o’clock in Cape Town yet?

Article bogdan TagDiv - 16 Jan 2014

Yes. Yes it is. And time flies at the Beerhouse in Long Street, where the range of ale is matched by the quality of the food.

Cape Town tapas spot taps into the loud crowd

Article bogdan TagDiv - 5 Dec 2013

La Parada on Bree Street in Cape Town is noisy and popular, but clearly food is not the main attraction.

‘White trash’ still cooking

Article bogdan TagDiv - 1 Nov 2013

Emily's Restaurant has moved again, and this time  it will appeal to more food lovers than ever before.

Kimchi worth a royal flush

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Oct 2013

Observatory, isn't exactly a destination for fine dining, although there is plenty of food to be had at better prices than elsewhere in Cape Town.

Infamy eggs on Charly’s bakin’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 4 Oct 2013

From naughty creations to gestures of goodwill, a Cape Town business has seen – and made – it all.

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