Find great griyo and other tastes of Haiti at Jojo Fritay in Kennesaw

“Griyo is the identity of any Haitian restaurant,” says Francois Nau. Sometimes spelled griot, the word refers to pork that’s been marinated in fresh herbs and sour orange, boiled until fork-tender, then fried—and it’s the centerpiece at Jojo Fritay, the Kennesaw restaurant Nau runs with his wife, Edith, and daughter Jo. “If you don’t speak Creole, griyo will make you speak it quickly,” he says.

The Fresh & Filling Breakfast I’ve Been Eating My Entire Life (It Only Takes 10 Minutes)

The number-one breakfast I requested my mom to make was like a huevos rancheros without the hot sauce (although hot sauce would eventually make its way on the plate). She would make huge pots of Brazilian-style black beans — super garlicky and rich with olive oil — scoop some on top of two tortillas cooked directly on the gas flame of our stove, and top them with two fried eggs with lacey edges. As you cut into the yolk, it would spill into the black beans, and cutting little slices of tortilla made for one incredible bite.

Introducing my podcast, The Food That Binds

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Deep South Breakfast

The new issue of National Geographic Traveller Food presents 12 ways to shake up breakfast in 2021, taking inspiration from global cuisines as far afield as Jamaica, Vietnam, Mexicoand the US Deep South, while also showcasing the variations of the classic fried breakfast found throughout the British Isles.