One study appears to show that’s not the case in Maine, though. Is Maine different or is the study flawed?
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.
Vivid, intimate stories of 9/11, from those who survived and those who didn’t
In ‘Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11,’ Mitchell Zuckoff sets out to write an exhaustive, prismatic chronicle. Remarkably, he pulls it off.
Braising can maximize the freshness of spring vegetables
While raw and roasted vegetables certainly have their place, braising is an excellent technique for cooking even the most delicate vegetables.
In Sarah Graves’ latest mystery, chocolate can be deadly for the denizens of a fictionalized Eastport
‘Jake’ Tiptree, the likable heroine from the ‘Home Repair Is Homicide’ cycle, opens a shop, but all is not sweets and roses.
Janet Anderson-Murch wins 2019 CrimeFlash Contest
Read her winning story, with an O. Henry-like plot twist, here.
More vegan pregnancies, ergo more vegan kids – and many new books to cater to them
‘It is really possible to have a healthy outcome to your pregnancy when following a vegan diet,’ says the author of a updated and reissued book.
These books will prepare you for the other side of mud season
Most outdoor adventurers will find something to read – from guidebooks to tragedy, Thoreau to snowmobiles.
In ‘Beyond the Truth,’ a police shooting in Portland brings protests, grandstanding – and a search for justice
Detective Sargent John Byron struggles with his own demons as he tries to uncover the mystery behind a popular high school athlete’s shooting.
Dine Out Maine: At Portland’s N to Tail, choose wisely between Korean barbecue or modern, upscale cuisine
Upstairs and downstairs offer two dramatically different dining experiences, one a terrific surprise, the other a clashing disappointment.
‘How to Braise Everything’ is a delicious delight
America’s Test Kitchen does it again, with recipes ranging from simple to sophisticated.