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Sustainable Food Travel: From Dumplings to Tapas, How Local Flavors Connect Us

Guest: Tonya Hennessey What happens when food becomes more than a meal? In this flavorful episode, Dr. Allen Lycka sits down with Tonya Hennessey—San Francisco Bay Area travel and food writer—to explore how simple dishes, local markets, and farm-to-table traditions reveal the soul of a place. From backpacking in Beijing and tasting dumplings in hidden alleyways, to sipping cava with tapas in Spain, Tonya’s stories uncover how food sparks connection, sustainability, and joy. She shares experiences of kindness from strangers abroad, how agritourism reshapes the way we value food, and why eating…

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