Photo by Flickr user arnold inuyaki, used under a Creative Commons agreement. Dish of the Week: Fried Chicken and Waffles Fried chicken and waffles is a uniquely American food innovation. Like many comfort foods, the exact origin of this fantastic pairing is murky. One account suggests that the dish emerged when Thomas Jefferson brought a waffle iron back from France in the 1790s, where it became popular as a Sunday morning meal in the…