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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.
 
 

Tonya, aka “The Food Griot”

Seen / heard / read / featured in and on 🎬 : ABC, Food Network, HBO Max, FOOD52 • 🎙️: NPR, MILK STREET Radio, WURD Radio • 📖 : Food & Wine, Forbes, ESSENCE, Variety, etc. Tonya Hopkins, Founder of The Food Griot LLC, is a Culinary Historian, Published Author, Food & Drink Media Personality / Contributor, Show Host, Writer and Spirited Speaker. 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 wine & spirits sales in the on-premise food & beverage, restaurant and retail industries, Ms. Hopkins is a sought-after speaker, nonfiction storyteller, public educator…

 
 
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The Food Griot Features NEW Topics, Tastes, Places & People (Almost;) Every Day, a la “TFG Du Jour”:

 
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National Coffee Day ☕️ is on Sept 29th (Copy)
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National Coffee Day ☕️ is on Sept 29th (Copy)
 
 
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INTRODUCING: A New TFG Website Section Called:… 🥁🪘🛢️… (⬅️ drumroll….):

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🍂 September = A New Season of Savory Stories Simmering Up…🍁

As the sun and planets start to subtly shift — so does TFG content, to feature new seasonal reflections and simple recipes, along with historically rooted, culturally rich storytelling…

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📲 STAY TUNED for updates on the relaunch of my Seasonal Sipping Series — the most spirited of (true) historical storytelling — back by popular demand! But this time it’ll be immersively virtual — taking place on SPILL ☕️ via tasty tea parties I’ll be hosting and cohosting . So Download the SPILL app 👉🏾 right here 👈🏾 or via the icon below and get ready to experience some seriously spirited storytelling (sipping along will be optional — but strongly suggested 😉)

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APHROCHIC MAGAZINE: Food as a Narrative for Liberation An Interview with Tonya Hopkins, “The Food Griot”
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APHROCHIC MAGAZINE: Food as a Narrative for Liberation An Interview with Tonya Hopkins, “The Food Griot”
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SFA’s Gravy Podcast: "America’s Lost Peanut and the Price of Bringing it Back" by Otis Gray; Featuring Tonya Hopkins aka "The Food Griot"& Other Experts :) ...
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SFA’s Gravy Podcast: "America’s Lost Peanut and the Price of Bringing it Back" by Otis Gray; Featuring Tonya Hopkins aka "The Food Griot"& Other Experts :) ...
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SFA’s Gravy podcast episode, ““America’s Lost Peanut and the Price of Bringing it Back,””, produced by Otis Gray delves into the revival of the Carolina African Runner Peanut—an audio story inspired by a particular part of chapter 8 of Sarah’s book,Endangered Eating— i.e., Sarah’s conversation with Tonya Hopkins, aka “The Food Griot”. In the end of that chapter Tonya talks with Sarah and makes a powerful point about the complicated intersections of power, privilege and preservation…and served as a primary spark for the creation of this Gravy Podcast episode.

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Forbes Talks with Tonya Hopkins About how the “EatOkra App Connects Foodies With Black-Owned Restaurants”
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Forbes Talks with Tonya Hopkins About how the “EatOkra App Connects Foodies With Black-Owned Restaurants”
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EatOkra, an app named for this food staple, connects 500,000 foodies to chefs, culinary creators and restaurants. Anthony and Janique Edwards, the creators of EatOkra, have set out to develop a Black-owned food ecosystem. Hopkins, known as “The Food Griot” on social media, co-founded the James Hemings Society, an organization named after Thomas Jefferson's enslaved chef who became the first American to train as a chef in France.

Her work as a culinary history consultant sheds light on the timeless Black culinary talents

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