Ruvani de Silva

Ruvani de Silva (she/her) is a travel-loving beverage and food writer. A British Sri Lankan living in Austin, Texas, Ruvani’s bylines include the Washington Post, Good Beer Hunting, VinePair, Texas Highways, Texas Monthly, Pellicle, Cuisine Noir, Hop Culture, Modern Farmer and Beer is for Everyone. Ruvani is a vocal advocate for diversity, equality and inclusion in the beverage and food industries, and much of her work highlights and showcases underrepresented groups and diversity-forward initiatives. Ruvani featured in Good Beer Hunting's 2021 Signifiers and won Highly Commended awards from the British Guild of Beer Writers in their 2021 Best Beer Writer: National Media category and 2022 Diversity in Beer Writing category. She is also the founder of #SouthAsianBeerClub. Find her on Twitter and Instagram as @amethyst_heels, and read her articles at CraftBeerAmethyst.com.