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• FOOD NETWORK: Tonya Hopkins Hosts "The Kwanzaa Menu" online Holiday TV Show • HBO/MAX: TFG Featured In "Chasing Flavor With Carla Hall" • FOOD52: TFG (The Food Griot) Explains Chicken Fried Steak in "Behind The Recipe with Chef Millie Peartree" • FOOD52: TFG's Take On Jamaican Bully Beef in "Behind The Recipe with Chef Millie Peartree" • MILK STREET: The Food Griot's Featured In Their SUMMER SHOW! • RADIO: Tonya Hopkins Hosts "Savory & Sweet Food History & Culture" • ABC Television: 1st Food Historian Featured on Daily Network TV Show "The Chew!" (TWICE!) • PODCAST Special Guest: The Tonya Hopkins Episode on “COOKING ISSUES” with Dave Arnold • TFG PODCAST: The Food Griot for 'FOODIZEN' in The Philadelphia Citizen • BROADCAST Special Guest: The Food Griot's Regular Segment on the "CROSSWURDz" Show
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Tonya Hopkins, a.k.a “The Food Griot” is a Culinary History Consultant, Wine & Spirits Storyteller, Cocktail Cognoscenti and Provider of Nonfiction Food & Drink Narratives Across Many Mediums.
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Episode #1- Mulled Wine Cocktail
Episode #1- Mulled Wine Cocktail

Episode #1- Mulled Wine Cocktail

Tonya Hopkins and her sister, Kenya T. Parham, get into the spirit of unity with a mocktail that blends holiday spices with indigenous African teas.

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Episode #2- Crispy Akara with Sesame Sauce

Episode #2- Crispy Akara with Sesame Sauce

Actor Kareem Grimes is determined to help Tonya Hopkins fry up her savory black-eyed pea fritters to celebrate the second day of Kwanzaa and the principle of self-determination.

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Episode #3- Good Deed Greens

Episode #3- Good Deed Greens

To honor collective work and responsibility for the third day of Kwanzaa, Tonya Hopkins and actor Taja V. Simpson work together to simmer a pot of layered greens that everyone can enjoy.

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Episode #4- Black Sable Rice Calas

Episode #4- Black Sable Rice Calas

Tonya Hopkins and author Blue Telusma celebrate cooperative economics with sweet rice fritters that are connected to the entrepreneurial spirit of making delicious food with leftovers.

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Episode #5- Fruit Harvest Smoothie Bowl

Episode #5- Fruit Harvest Smoothie Bowl

Tonya Hopkins and Kenya T. Parham use African super foods to blend a restorative smoothie with cucumber, spirulina, dates, pineapple and banana.

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Episode #6- Yassa-Inspired Grilled Feast

Episode #6- Yassa-Inspired Grilled Feast

Tonya Hopkins and Brittney "Chef Stikxz" Williams get creative in the kitchen by using an array of spices to flavor their grilled surf-and-turf feast!

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Episode #7- Pan-Roasted Cassava

Episode #7- Pan-Roasted Cassava

Tonya Hopkins and Thomas A. Parham celebrate family and culture as they cook a creamy, nutty stew with sweet potatoes, bell peppers and a West African staple.

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Episode #1- Mulled Wine Cocktail
Episode #2- Crispy Akara with Sesame Sauce
Episode #3- Good Deed Greens
Episode #4- Black Sable Rice Calas
Episode #5- Fruit Harvest Smoothie Bowl
Episode #6- Yassa-Inspired Grilled Feast
Episode #7- Pan-Roasted Cassava

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