Chef Joshua McFadden - Oaxaca Obsessed The Tlayuda? It's the Next Big Thing Our friend and James Beard-award winning chef, Joshua McFadden, is really excited about Mexico. He’s opening two restaurants in Portland (Mexican-themed La Neta, and the mezcal rooftop bar Tope) and he is traveling with Modern Adventure to Oaxaca in March. We sat down with Joshua for a chat about Oaxaca and Mexico. And about the Beatles. What excites…
Lacey Stone’s Journey of Strength and Sisterhood Inspiration Perspiration Lacey Stone is a fitness pro, TV star, and Modern Adventure tastemaker. We spoke with Lacey about taking fitness virtual and helping Modern Adventurists unleash their inner goddess in Greece (watch the video highlights above). And then she offered a message for all women in 2019. Are you ready for it? MO/AD: This is a big time for women. With #MeToo,…
Do This Now Gross National Happiness may have put the pristine Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan on the world map. But to get the most out of this true highlander nation means trekking. Some treks are epic once-in-a-lifetime adventures that take a week or more. But Erin Levi, who has made many Bhutan treks, shares four more accessible day-long rambles that access the best of Bhutanese culture, wildlife and beauty. You cross over…
Drink Like a Pro October is a great time to drink beer. But are you making the most of your pint? Beer writer and Certified Cicerone (more on that later) Lucy Burningham shares six tips for leveling up your beer drinking. I haven’t always thought of beer as an underdog. But that’s why I became a beer expert. When I moved to Portland, Oregon, from Salt Lake City, I noticed…
The Table Between Worlds In the dall, Mexico hums with quiet preparation. The scent of cempasúchil, orange marigolds, hangs in the air. Markets fill with sugar skulls, beeswax candles, and paper garlands cut into intricate lace. Families sweep courtyards, polish framed photographs, and begin to cook. This is Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, an annual homecoming for spirits long gone but never forgotten. Across Mexico, food…
Expat View: How Christmas in Mexico Differs from the United States In 2006, Frank Koughan and his wife relocated from the USA to the highland city of Querétaro, Mexico. Over the years, Frank has learned a lot about the differences between the two countries. Including how, in the nearly five hundred Decembers since Spanish conquistadors introduced Christianity, Feliz Navidad has become a much different deal than Merry Christmas. In this…
Watch This Joshua McFadden, a James Beard–award winning chef and author here in Portland, joined Modern Adventure's inaugural trip in June to experience the best of Italy – and served a banquet feast outside a 12th-century Tuscan abbey, based on local ingredients he hand-picked and cooked himself. And it was so, so good.
Ann Kim Chef Ann Kim will make you question everything you know about pizza and still leave you craving for more. Her Minneapolis restaurants, Pizzeria Lola, Hello Pizza and Young Joni have topped countless top restaurant lists, and led her to recently win the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest. A Korean immigrant, she brings her heritage to the forefront while topping it with cross-continental flavors and charring it…
Cute Animals Modern Adventure finally has its permanent home, a bright office on the Willamette River in Portland, where – weather behaving – snow-capped Mt Hood looks over us. If you come by, you’ll meet our office dog and official meeter and greeter, Lola. “Our loyal LolaShe meets, greets (and sometime toots)Only wants cuddles ” Love Haiku to Lola Luis and Jo rescued Lola eleven years ago from the Pasadena…
Food Talk Most Vietnamese dishes have never left the country. The majority—more than 1,300 recipes by one count!—hail from central Vietnam, and to taste them you must travel here. Chef Summer Le created her food blog to highlight these overlooked recipes. Watch Chef Le of Danang's Nén Restaurant talk about Vietnamese dishes you've never heard of, often with modern twists (sea urchin noodles, anybody?).