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Published about 7 hours ago • 4 min read

👋 Howdy from Milwaukee,

Something you might not know about me: before I started my website, I was once a food tour guide in Honolulu!

I got to spend each tour guiding hungry visitors around Honolulu, sharing the history of family-run businesses and snacks from my childhood.

We would eat our way around Chinatown while weaving in stories about local culture, history, and ingredients, ending up on a sweet note with malasadas at Leonard's Bakery.

This week, I’m sharing a new post about what I learned from guiding those tours, tips for joining one, and why that chapter still influences the way I connect with people and places today.

Question for you🍂 Are the leaves changing color yet where you are? Hit reply and let me know!

On and off the Buffalo Food Trail...

This summer, I spent 48 hours eating my way through Buffalo for Matador Network and tracing the city’s past, present, and future through food.

I'm happy to share that the article is now up at Matador Network:

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Destination Inspiration: Greece 🇬🇷

The results of last week's poll question are in and 68% of you answered that you'd like to teleport to a seaside taverna in Greece! A few Greek-themed goodies to help take you there:

  • Andrea LeMieux of The Quirky Cork has exciting news with the release of her first ebook on Greek wines! If you've enjoyed what she's done for Turkiye's native grapes, you will want to check out her Quick and Dirty Guide to Greek Wine Ebook! 💸 Get it for 15% off using the code SHOYUSUGAR15 (valid through 9/19).
  • Maria Paravantes from The Greek Vibe gives us 10 places to visit in the Fall or Winter in Greece including one of my autumn favorites, Meteora!
  • Don't forget to visit an open market when you're in Greece! I fell in love with the Kalamata Open Market earlier this year.

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Feeling Lucky🍀

  • Win a trip for two to Hawaii courtesy of the Polynesian Cultural Center and the movie Sharing Aloha. Enter by 9/8. Details here.
  • Genius members can download the Booking.com app for a chance to win a trip for 2 to watch the World Series. Enter by 9/14. Details here.
  • The Food Network & HGTV are giving away $5000 in the Get Out and Grill Sweepstakes. Enter twice per day until 9/16. Details here.

Have a great weekend!

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Hi, I'm Malia Yoshioka!

I'm a freelance food and travel writer from Hawaii, slowly eating my way around the world and sharing the flavors with you in these weekly updates and on ShoyuSugar.com. Nice to meet you!

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Malia Yoshioka

Malia Yoshioka is a freelance Food & Travel Writer and ESL Tutor from Hawaii. She's slowly eating her way around the world, 43 countries and counting so far! Get behind the scenes news, travel tips and the best food stories from around the web in her weekly Savor the Journey newsletter.

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