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2016

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Food, People, Writing

Garden of Wild Food

Thursday, December 22nd, 2016

Can the edible wild plants that Cape foragers forage for be grown commercially? If so, it would be a win-win…

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Food, People, Writing

Olive Oil: From A Drizzle To A Glug

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

In recent years, South Africa’s olive oil production has gone from a drizzle to a steady glug. There are over…

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Drinks, Experiences, Food, People

Eat, Talk, Think: Convivium 2016

Thursday, November 3rd, 2016

It’s been 12 days since Convivium 2016, and my total one-day immersion in food and chef culture at Kalmoesfontein, Adi…

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Experiences, Food, Markets, Writing

Cape Town Food City

Monday, October 10th, 2016

Never has there been a better time to eat and drink in Cape Town. Here are some reasons why…spelled out…

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Books, Food, Traditions

Eat Ting Made Me Break Up With Quinoa

Wednesday, September 21st, 2016

After a two-year relationship, I’ve broken up with quinoa. Stick with me…there’s a South African connection. It’ll just take a…

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Food, People, Traditions

Olive-angelists

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

An image keeps creeping into my head as I write this…it’s one that Omeros Demetriou, co-owner of Olive Branch Deli…

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Drinks, People, Places, Writing

She Put a Wine Region on the Map

Tuesday, July 19th, 2016

Times were seriously tough for winemaker Samantha O’Keefe of Lismore Estate Vineyards when we first met seven years ago, just…

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Food, People, Restaurants, Traditions

Pasta Man

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

You can take the Italian out of Italy (and transplant him in South Africa) but you can’t take Italy out…

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Drinks, Food, Restaurants, Writing

Two Cape Town Restaurants in World’s Top 100

Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

Cape Town’s The Test Kitchen has just been named #22 in The World’s Top 50 Restaurants 2016 (and Best Restaurant…

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Food, People

The Guy Who Makes Gardening Cool

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

Food writing isn’t all shakshuka and green smoothies (if you’re a foodie with an Instagram account, you should be able…

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  • A Story I Wrote About Frugality in the Kitchen for The Epoch Times
  • A Story I Wrote about Senegalese Cafe Touba in Cape Town for Life & Thyme
  • A Story I Wrote About Abalobi for SAVEUR
  • A Story I Wrote About Rusks for Life & Thyme
  • A Story I Wrote About Eating in Cape Town for National Geographic Traveller UK

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Hello…I’m Ilana Sharlin Stone.
I found my umami in Cape Town. The multi-cultural city that takes the cake when it comes to natural beauty. And the place where I live with my husband and two teenage daughters. Once, I was a chef from LA. I moved here to open and run a restaurant called Rustica, which became an overnight sensation and iconic place to eat.

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