Ruvani de Silva

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Ruvani de Silva (she/her) is a British Sri Lankan beverage and food writer based in Austin TX, with bylines including the Washington Post, Good Beer Hunting, Hop Culture, Texas Highways, Texas Monthly, Gastro Obscura, Modern Farmer, Punch, and VinePair. She writes about food and drink in Central Texas and beyond and is an advocate for DEI, sustainability and local businesses, covering subjects ranging from fire-brewing and foraged yeast to Texan Chartreuse and South Asian brewery owners.

She won The Michael Jackson Award for Beer Writer of the Year 2024 from the British Guild of Beer Writers, in addition to four gold awards at the 2024 ceremony in the categories of sustainability, diversity, communication, and travel. Furthermore, she won Best Travel Writing 2024 from the North American Guild of Beer Writers for the piece My Father, Lion Lager, & Home published in Final Gravity.

Her speaking engagements have included the Smithsonian Food History Weekend’s Last Call and the Beer Culture Summit. As a queer British South Asian woman living in Texas, Ruvani brings a unique voice to beverage and food writing. She is also the founder of #SouthAsianBeerClub. Find her online as @amethyst_heels

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The Washington Post

Seeking the perfect pour, more U.S. beer drinkers are embracing foam

Ruvani de Silva

The Washington Post, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/11/2...

Good Beer Hunting

Lone Star Legends — A Foraging Trip Reveals How It Takes a Village to Make West Texas Gin

Ruvani de Silva

Good Beer Hunting, 2024

https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2024/3/1...

Pellicle

Apathy Has Rained On Me — On DEI Burnout in the Beer Industry

Ruvani de Silva

Pellicle, 2024

https://www.pelliclemag.com/home/2024/6/10/ap...

VinePair

Five Asian-Indian Craft Beer Pioneers in North America to Watch

Ruvani de Silva

VinePair, 2021

https://vinepair.com/articles/asian-indian-ow...

PUNCH

Less Beer, More Foam

Ruvani de Silva

PUNCH, 2023

https://punchdrink.com/articles/lukr-beer-foam/

Modern Farmer

Meet the Alaskan Brewers Making Sustainable Beer in One of the World’s Most Remote Cities

Ruvani de Silva

Modern Farmer, 2023

https://modernfarmer.com/2023/05/meet-the-ala...

Hop Culture

This Brewery Owner Started a Super PAC to Fight Corruption One Beer at a Time

Ruvani de Silva

Hop Culture, 2022

https://www.hopculture.com/minocqua-brewing-c...

Final Gravity

My Father, Lion Lager, & Home

Ruvani de Silva

Final Gravity, 2023

Texas Highways

Texas Moonshine Distillers Are Bringing the Spirit Back

Ruvani de Silva

Texas Highways, 2023

https://texashighways.com/food-drink/texas-mo...

Texas Monthly

Meet Three South Asian Brewery Owners Bringing Their Culture to Texas’s Beer Scene

Ruvani de Silva

Texas Monthly, 2023

https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/south-asian...

Austin Monthly

The “As One” Project Aims to Diversify and Strengthen Austin’s Beer Community One Brew at a Time

Ruvani de Silva

Austin Monthly, 2023

https://www.austinmonthly.com/the-as-one-proj...

Atlas Obscura

Génépi - A uniquely Texan take on Chartreuse

Ruvani de Silva

2022

https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/genepi

Cuisine Noir

AirBrewNB’s Elle Thomas Creates Space for Women to Thrive in Beer Industry

Ruvani de Silva

Cuisine Noir, 2021

https://www.cuisinenoir.com/airbrewnb-elle-th...

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