Two retirees, who form the nonprofit Lost Apple Project, log countless hours and hundreds of miles to find orchards planted by settlers over a century ago.
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.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hunting: Plenty of deer remain during muzzleloader season
Deeper snow and bitter cold during early December can present a greater challenge for deer – and for hunters.
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Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: No fan of fake meat? You can still reduce the real stuff
The fake-meat trend has appealing effects, but veggie-packed turkey sliders can come close.
Posted inBooks, Review
‘Tough Love’ offers an insider’s account of recent American history
Diplomat, presidential adviser, mother and wife, Susan Rice writes with dignity and warmth about her many roles.
Posted inFood
Garden provides much to be grateful for
Let’s offer thanks to many passed-down plants – and the people who supplied them.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: In rebranded Sable Oaks hotel, City Farmhouse is good for where it is
The Sheraton Portland Hotel restaurant has a confused decor and cocktail menu, but some more than decent entrees.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: Tribes growing heirloom seeds for heritage, health reasons
Wabanki diets were traditionally plant-based.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hunting: Healthy deer from little acorns grow
The quantity and distribution of acorns each fall – a favorite food of deer – will have an impact on how and where you hunt.
Posted inFood
Thanksgiving dinner – the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry
The day is, per at least this one hostess, a ‘day of obligatory Mrs. America smiles, occasional moments of tears cleverly disguised as possible joy, and the sincere, gut-wrenching recall of holidays long past in which one was a mere child and carefree.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Hisham Matar meditates on art and mourning
The insightful, artful ‘A Month in Siena’ stands alone and also in relationship to his previous book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘The Return.’