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, Restaurant reviews

Dine Out Maine: At CBG, the name hasn’t changed, but it’s a wholly new restaurant

by Andrew Ross February 23, 2020February 22, 2020

Fried snacks, well-mixed cocktails and the cheeseburger are all excellent bets on the imaginative, eclectic menu.

Food, Maine Gardener

Maine Gardener: The ruinous emerald ash borer is here. Is there anything you can do?

by Tom Atwell February 23, 2020February 22, 2020

A state and city expert weigh in on ways to try to repel, or at least slow, the destructive beetle from killing all of Maine’s ash trees.

Food, Recipes

Bake a New Orleans-style king cake at home for a taste of Mardi Gras

by Ann Maloney The Washington Post February 23, 2020February 22, 2020

It’s more like a rich bread with crazily exuberant decorations.

Food, Green Plate Special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: To get the most out of expensive, sustainable ingredients, make broth – twice

by Christine Burns Rudalevige February 23, 2020February 26, 2020

Both French and Japanese cooks have a thing or two to teach us about wringing the value out of ingredients in our kitchens.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

The declining fortunes of a founding family of Maine unspool with a light touch

by Joan Silverman February 23, 2020February 22, 2020

In Jason Brown’s latest collection of linked stories, ‘A Faithful But Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed,’ everybody has plans for the family’s decaying property.