About
Courtney
Brandt
A Dubai-based writer, author and communications professional with an enduring curiosity about how hospitality shapes a city.
A considered point of view.
For more than a decade, Courtney has written about restaurants, hotels, travel and the wider hospitality industry. After 19 years in the region, she brings both long memory and genuine affection to her coverage of Dubai and the UAE.
A to Za’atar began as a personal food blog and grew into an independent platform for reviews, destination stories, interviews and a weekly newsletter read by thousands of subscribers.
Alongside her editorial work, Courtney is an author and hospitality communications specialist. Her work spans restaurant storytelling, media strategy, books, radio and podcast appearances.
19years in the region
10+years writing about food
8K+newsletter subscribers
Dubaihome base
