Operating From a Commercial Kitchen Outside Clarkston, Just Bakery Is Helping Transform Lives

Operating From a Commercial Kitchen Outside Clarkston, Just Bakery Is Helping Transform Lives

Jennifer Zyman
Eater Atlanta

LeahLeah Lonsbury founded non-profit Just Bakery in 2017 as a place for resettled refugees in metro Atlanta to receive paid job training with a living wage. The bakery offers displaced people forced to flee their home countries an opportunity to build new skills and earn professional certifications, like ServSafe, to help provide long-term, economic security while reestablishing themselves in America. The foot in the door can be transformative for the bakers-in-training, many of whom have fled violence or conflict in countries like the Central African Republic, Congo, Pakistan, and Syria.

The Food That Binds: Episode 9, Amor Mia Orino

The Food That Binds: Episode 9, Amor Mia Orino

Jennifer Zyman
The Food That Binds

Amor Mia Orino of @kamayan_atl is my latest guest on @thefoodthatbinds. We talk about how she only started cooking in her mid 40's, how her relationship with her mother impacted food throughout her life, the Filipino food movement, #AAPIhate, her food truck outside of @vangogh.experience and her upcoming restaurant across from @prattpullmandistrict. If you can’t tell by my interview, I adore her and her colorful edible mosaics, and know you will too.

The Food That Binds: Episode 8, Jason Simpson

The Food That Binds: Episode 8, Jason Simpson

Jennifer Zyman
The Food That Binds

Jennifer talks with chef Jason Simpson, who recently accepted a position as Culinary director for @citrinla and its sister restaurants, has a dreamy California aesthetic on a plate that feels both inviting and sharp in its precision. On this Wednesday’s episode of @thefoodthatbinds, @simpaticooks and Jennifer discuss everything from growing up in California as the child of an artist and celebrity, his grandmother, his relationship with food and cooking, mental health, and what healthy kitchen culture should look like.

The Food That Binds: Episode 7, Julia Kesler Imerman

The Food That Binds: Episode 7, Julia Kesler Imerman

Jennifer Zyman
The Food That Binds

Jennifer is joined by Julia Kesler Imerman, the holistic mastermind behind @stopthinkchew meal delivery service who is also opening her first Atlanta restaurant soon. They discuss everything from her famous grandmother (who has been called the Julia Child of South Africa) to her wellness-based cooking to what it means to have a healthy relationship with food when so many of us have disordered eating.

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

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

Jennifer Zyman
Atlanta Magazine

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

Jennifer Zyman
Kitchn

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.

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