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A Story I Wrote About Chef Bertus Basson for Life & Thyme

Friday, October 13th, 2017

One of the best things about what I do is getting to talk with chefs I admire. Bertus Basson —…

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Drinks, People, Restaurants, Writing

A Story I Wrote About The Black Cellar Club for Life & Thyme

Tuesday, June 27th, 2017

I recently wrote a story for U.S.-based Life & Thyme about The Black Cellar Club (BLACC), and the growing number…

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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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Food, People, Restaurants, Writing

Chefs’ Choice

Thursday, February 9th, 2017

A little while back, I wrote a story for Whetstone Magazine, a new publication about food origins, about The Table…

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Drinks, People, Writing

Breaking The Wine Glass Ceiling

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

You may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging lately. The reasons are threefold: first, the craziness of the holiday…

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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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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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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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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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  • 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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