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Nobody listens to vegans

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

Style on a plate: White fish in coconut milk with noodles.

The fine art of cooking

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

Eye-catching eating: Chef Michael Broughton’s food is elegant but accessible at Terroir.

Terroir’s earthy taste of winter

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

Haute Cabrière in Franschhoek.

Haute of this world

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

Vegilicious: Vegan treats such as the brinjal burger are on offer at Plant

Up to the vegan challenge?

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

Now you’re cooking: Beatrice Holst

The best of a raw deal

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

Being openly gay can be a death sentence in many countries

Straight in Dakar, gay in Paris

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

Home of beer: The Beerhouse in Cape Town where the best brews

Is it beer o’clock in Cape Town yet?

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.

The venue and decor at La Parada add to the atmosphere and the prices are reasonable

Cape Town tapas spot taps into the loud crowd

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

A new home: Emily’s has moved from the V&A Waterfront to in Gardens, Cape Town. (David Harrison, M&G)

‘White trash’ still cooking

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

The home of Korean cuisine: A Taste of Asia in Observatory, Cape Town, has a good selection of traditional Korean dishes, but tempting trays of sushi are also on offer. (David Harrison)

Kimchi worth a royal flush

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.

The popular Charly’s Bakery in Cape Town. (David Harrison, M&G)

Infamy eggs on Charly’s bakin’

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

Until his mysterious disappearance,Nicholas Penny devoted much of his time to travelling the continent collecting African art. Now his collection will be auctioned. (Supplied)

Adventurer’s artefacts fall under the hammer

The collection of a young man who ?courted danger across the continent, Nicholas Penny, is to be sold as "tribal art".

Clarke’s Bookshop. (David Harrison, M&G)

A bookshop’s new chapter, different setting

A renowned book dealer, Clarke’s Bookshop, has been given a new lease on life though its future in a hostile world remains uncertain.

Old or bold: Artistic impressions of the new Artscape theatre ­complex have outraged purists who admire the ­International Modernism of the existing theatre complex.

Artscape’s R1.5-billion revamp plan

The Cape Town theatre’s grand plans might just be an unrealistic dream.

Breathtaking: Groenlandberg Nature Reserve offers beautiful scenery and comfortable accommodation

Green Mountain trail: Slackpacker finds his way home

Brent Meersman discovers the perfect way to remove the aches and pains of walking a 60km route.

The new Bizerca Bistrot is much more welcoming and the menu has been expanded considerably.

Dining thrills without the frills

It is 6pm on a Saturday. Laurent Deslandes, a chef, and his wife Cyrillia, a restaurateur, look frazzled but cheerful. Clearly they’re old troopers.

Wine

Foxtrot, flappers and fine wine

Jay Gatsby is in town — at the Spier Estate outside Stellenbosch, to be precise.

Forest herbs: Foraging for ingredients during the Cook it Raw event in Finland.

Guess what’s coming to dinner?

From Cape fynbos to edible weeds, foraging is fast becoming fashion in some of the world’s poshest kitchens. Brent Meersman explains how to go wild.

Hiroshi Ishigura and his robot GeminoidF

‘Conscious’ robots on the horizon

A professor’s life-like creations give lectures on his behalf, play football and somersaults.