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A Story I Wrote About Eating in Cape Town for National Geographic Traveller UK

Thursday, December 13th, 2018

I recently wrote a story for National Geographic Traveller UK’s food magazine (yes, pinch me…I really did) about eating in…

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Experiences, Gardening, Places

Babylonstoren: Where Gardening Met My iPhone

Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

Babylonstoren…I finally get you! You’re that beautiful, expansive, generous private botanical garden outside of Cape Town that for so long,…

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Food, People, Places, Restaurants, Writing

A Story I Wrote About Kitchen Language for Life & Thyme

Thursday, April 19th, 2018

I recently wrote a story for food and drinks site Life & Thyme about the language of a South African…

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Drinks, Food, People, Places

Fire and the Forager

Thursday, December 7th, 2017

Few in Cape Town have done more to introduce foodies, chefs, distillers, brewers and tourists to wild food, particularly fynbos…

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Food, People, Places, Recipes, Restaurants, Writing

A Story I Wrote About The Table Restaurant for TASTE Magazine

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

The Table at De Meye is a wonderful and relaxed farm-to-table restaurant in the Stellenbosch Valley of the Cape Winelands….

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Drinks, People, Places

“Beer is My Ticket to Freedom”

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

Brus before brews…this is a great beer story, a great people story, a great entrepreneurial story…. but first, a few…

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Drinks, People, Places, Writing

A Story I Wrote About Caperitif For Whetstone Magazine

Thursday, June 8th, 2017

I am thrilled to have contributed to the inaugural edition of Whetstone Magazine, a new publication about food origins. Please…

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Places, Travel

The Cape Town Bubble

Wednesday, April 26th, 2017

This post is not my usual territory. It’s not so much about food as it is about Cape Town. Not…

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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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Experiences, Food, People, Places

It’s a Little Like Bollywood

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Picture a bazaar in a Bollywood movie, with biryani and curries that you can actually eat instead of pine for…

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  • 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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