The Kwanzaa Menu is the first Kwanzaa series for the Food Network. Tonya Hopkins will host it. The online Food Network Kwanzaa series will highlight the food and history of the yearly holiday that takes place over seven days. Hopkins will walk viewers through the guiding principles of the holiday on FoodNetwork.com. Tonya Hopkins will use special dishes to stir up conversation. The holiday special is close to home for the culinary scholar. The Food Network series The Kwanzaa Menu takes place in Hopkins’ South Orange County, California home. She says regarding this culinary event:
Tonya Hopkins Has Been a Champion of Foods within Black Culture
Cooking runs in the family for Tonya Hopkins. The long line of cooks in her family can be traced all the way back to enslaved Black Americans in the United States. Later on, Hopkins’ emancipated ancestors cooked in wealthy white homes and private and public eateries. Her family has been able to incorporate food into their livelihoods for generations. Tonya Hopkins continues her family’s culinary traditions and will show viewers on The Kwanzaa Menu on FoodNetwork.com. The Food Network Kwanzaa will have seven episodes. Different members of Hopkins’ family will make guest appearances. The Food Network Kwanzaa series will discuss the Nguzu Saba, the seven principles, and the history of the lesser-known holiday. Hopkins is the right person for this job because of her long career as a culinary history consultant, podcast creator, drinks designer, and many more titles to her name.
Best Wishes Studio is producing the series. Tonya Hopkins takes pride in knowing her family’s history with food and the history of the holiday. This will give people the chance to understand and see Kwanzaa in a whole different way, with Hopkins’ direction. The Kwanzaa Menu will premier on December 26 on FoodNetwork.com.
