Meryl’s School of Cooking, which is based in Kloof in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa was established in 2001. Over the years, advanced, intermediate and beginner pupils have benefited from Meryl’s fun and informative courses, and interesting and delicious recipes.

Meryl offers courses for groups of couples and friends with themes such as stress free dinner party, thirty minute meals, healthy cooking, vegetarian, fun Italian, working with pastry, and more, as well as team building courses and domestic workers courses.

She also offers fun evenings for book clubs, wine clubs, kitchen tea parties, birthday parties and any special occasion where socialising and eating is a prerequisite.

Meryl’s stylish kitchen is set in a tranquil environment that allows you to feel relaxed and creative, while benefiting from the latest culinary equipment.

Despite her extensive training and experience, Meryl has the gift of making every client feel like a master chef within minutes of entering her fresh, clean kitchen. By the end of the three hour course, you have created something you would never have dreamed possible – a delicious and beautifully presented meal, while having fun.

Meryl trained as a chef in South Africa and then went on to study at Leith’s School of Food and Wine in London. After qualifying there, she worked in various places in Great Britain, including a shooting lodge in Scotland. Meryl later worked at MalaMala Game Reserve and Hartford Country House, both five star resorts in South Africa, before opening Meryl’s School of Cooking. Her cooking school allows her to impart her extensive knowledge, while sharing in her clients’ sense of achievement at what they have created.