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Richard “Cheech” Villadóniga is a teacher in St. Johns County, Florida.  He is a past Teacher of the Year award winner and has taught in public middle schools for ten years.  He was awarded the Geoffrey Roberts Award (www.geoffreyrobertsaward.com) for 2007 to fund the Endangered Foods Tour project.  In the past, he has also received two Fulbright fellowships to study in Japan and South Africa.  He received a BA in Geography from the George Washington University and a Master’s Degree in City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology.  His interests include traveling, cooking, and spending time in the great outdoors.  He is a contributing food and travel writer for the St. Augustine Record (www.staugustine.com).  His articles have also been featured in Saveur (www.saveur.com), Water's Edge Magazine, Palm Coast Lifestyles, Farmers' Markets Today, the Bon Appetit Editors Blog(http://www.epicurious.com/bonappetit/blogs/editor), and Fiery-Foods.com.  He is the leader and founder of the Slow Food First Coast (FL) Chapter (www.slowfoodfirstcoast.com).