Words by Matt Dursum Cranberries, the tart and slightly bitter berries that many people eat only once a year in canned form. Why do we consume them and where do they come from? For this week’s article, let’s look closely at the berries that so many of us only eat in canned form. The Original American Superfood The American cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, is a small shrub native to the Northeastern United States. Every fall, fruit…
Words and photos by Matt Dursum For one year, my girlfriend and I have been successfully living in Latin America. We started part one of this journey into butchering our way through Spanish fluency and getting our careers as newbie journalists off the ground in Mexico. Part two started in Chile. We have since moved slowly through the continent’s southern stretches of coastline, forest, and mountains. Out of all the delectable food we’ve eaten along…
Words and photos by Matt Dursum A year ago, my girlfriend and I packed away a week’s worth of clothing, our computers, some electronics and gear, and jumped on a plane to Mexico. Our goal was simple. We were going to work remotely while living in Latin America. We are proud to say it’s been working. One year in and all we can talk about is food. The cuisine we ate in Mexico and South…
Words and photos by Matt Dursum WARNING! DO NOT TREAT THIS AS A MUSHROOM HUNTING GUIDE. PLEASE DO NOT EAT WILD MUSHROOMS UNLESS YOU ARE 100% SURE YOU IDENTIFIED THEM PROPERLY This October, my friends inundated my social media inbox with photos from their fall hiking trips in Michigan. They included every mushroom they found, knowing that I would be obsessively trying to identify them. The same weekend, I saw my favorite vlogger Alexis Nikole…
Photography by Samantha Demangate Words by Matt Dursum It’s spring and Buenos Aires is in a party mood. This season of fiestas, asados, and ferias will last until the blustering winter arrives—all 50° F of it. For now, everyone is living their best lives, gearing up to go out and stay out until dawn. It’s October 1st. My girlfriend and I head out to the Food Fest Buenos Aires to partake in the ceremonial start…