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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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Home About About Tonya Sightings: Special People & Places Patreon Shows • 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 ARTICLES & Info All Topics Food Beer Spirits Wine Wisdom Published Articles Featured In The Food Griot's Culinary & Cultural Calendar

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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