
July is Jam-Packed!🍦🍨🫐🍒🌭🍓🍟🍆🍸🍉…
What with it being ICE CREAM month and all — for 31 days [YES ala Baskin Robbins famous 31 flavors marketing gimmick]— July contains several singular themed ice cream holidays AND it kinda kicked off-ish with both MY BIRTHDAY🎂 (on July 3rd) and then ‘Merica’s 🇺🇸Birthday 🎉 on the 4th 🎆!… Speaking of Ice Cream, July also just happens to be all about JAMES — James Hemings👨🏽🍳that is… originator of vanilla ice cream in America, and who's birthdate we do NOT know BUT we do know that — for whatever cosmic reason — practically every single dish he's associated with introducing to our once-upon-a-time new nation — TODAY has a designated food holiday in JULY!.. Which is why this year I've put together to share with you what I like to call “James Hemings’ July”…[MTC]…
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The Food Griot Features NEW Topics, Tastes, Places & People (Almost;) Every Day, a la “TFG Du Jour”:

Now Announcing: My New TFG Website Section Called:… 🥁🪘🛢️… (⬅️ drumroll….):

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…




Delighted Be Part of this “Oyster Day” Event! ~ Tonya Hopkins aka @TheFoodGriot: Oysters & the Archive: The Legacy of Black Foodways and Entrepreneurship in Brooklyn For centuries, New York Harbor—including the waters around Brooklyn—was home to some of the world's most abundant oyster beds…