A Family Affair: With the Help of Special Guest Chefs, Chris Viaud Brings a Taste of Haiti to New Hampshire

A Family Affair: With the Help of Special Guest Chefs, Chris Viaud Brings a Taste of Haiti to New Hampshire
Chris Viaud with his mother, Myrlene, the inspiration—and chef—behind Ansanm's menus. Courtesy of Ansanm
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Aromas of citrus, garlic, and herbs waft through the Sunday evening air as Caribbean steel drums set the mood for a night of home-cooked Haitian cuisine. As diners sip fruity cocktails and nibble on plantains, they can be forgiven for forgetting they aren’t on a tropical getaway.

Instead, they’re sitting in an old bank building in Milford, New Hampshire, nearly 1,700 miles from Haiti’s shores.

Nick Dauk
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Nick Dauk is an Orlando-based writer whose work has been featured in BBC News, Insider, Fox Business, and The Telegraph. He’s an avid traveler and can be found seeking out the world’s best street eats when he’s not curled up on the couch with his wife and son.
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