

Feb is one of my FAVE months of the year for a host of reasons that I go into more detail on in some of the posts you’ll find in my 👉🏽 Daily TFG Calendar👈🏽 and also via video and audio posts in ➡️ my PATREON ⬅️ Platform where you can stay in the loop on special TFG scoop as the month unfolds. Be sure to check out my👉🏽 UPCOMING EVENTS 👈🏽 section too for deets on LIVE & virtual happenings— like the one I’m co-hosting on 2/20/25 at Lefferts Historic House…
Tonya, aka “The Food Griot”
Tonya Hopkins, founder of The Food Griot LLC, is a culinary historian, published author, food media personality + show host & writer featured in and on a range of broadcast networks and mediums. As a seasoned food and drink professional, Tonya stirs several pitchers and pots in hospitality arenas as a beverage curator, legacy cook and consultant, who creates contextual, culturally-relevant menus and custom-designed drinks that elevate any occasion. In addition to working in strategic sales in the restaurant, food & beverage, wine & spirits retail industries, Ms. Hopkins is a sought-after spirited speaker/nonfiction storyteller, public educator…




Williams, better known as Chef Stikxz, the second part of which is a name conferred unto her during her childhood because of her small stick-like frame, is doubling down on a holiday tradition inherited from her Jamaican-born parents. She does so while preparing two meals, directing kitchen colleagues and answering questions from a witty journalist.