Peggy Grodinsky

Staff Writer

Peggy is the editor of the Food & Dining section and the books page at the Portland Press Herald. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a Boston-based national magazine published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle. Peggy has taught food writing to graduate students at New York University and Harvard Extension School. She worked for seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York and spent a year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” in 2017 and in “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” in 2008.

Food, Vegan Kitchen

Vegan Kitchen: Vegan goes glam during Maine Restaurant Week

by Avery Yale Kamila March 1, 2020February 28, 2020

Think torchons made from wild mushrooms, soy milk, Madeira, brandy and thyme, then sprinkled with toasted almonds, shaved celery and rye crumble. And that’s just for starters.

Food, Maine Gardener

The Maine Gardener: Waiting is wearisome. Will the season ever begin? A gardener’s lament

by Tom Atwell March 1, 2020February 28, 2020

When all else fails, put on some tunes and sharpen your tools.

Food, Green Plate Special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: What’s the secret to the best pizza in Maine?

by Christine Burns Rudalevige March 1, 2020February 28, 2020

We have two words for you: Maine flour.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

The connections among a cast of disparate characters gracefully unfold

by Frank O Smith March 1, 2020March 25, 2020

In the ‘Vigilance of Stars,’ writer Patricia O’Donnell tells a tale of Mainers struggling to cope with absent fathers, dead brothers and incapacitated lovers.