Ligaya Malones was raised in Kaua’i, schooled in Southern California, and now calls San Diego home. She writes about bright spots in food and travel in San Diego, Hawaii, and abroad for publications such as Food52, Brit + Co, Wanderful, Luxury Living International, and Salt & Wind.
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