As program director of the Maine Island Trails Association, Marcaurelle believes once people learn to care about wild places, they will work to preserve them.
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 inArts & Entertainment, Books
‘Lost and Wanted’ review: Nell Freudenberger’s searching novel of science and belief
Text messages from the phone of a dead friend raise questions about the nature of friendship.
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Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes, Uncategorized
‘Throw some seaweed in that!’
A Portland chef says it can be used to add flavor to many a simmering pot.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Vegan Kitchen
You’ve heard of the Impossible burger. Now there’s plant-based ‘fish.’
These new products may present an opportunity for Maine’s struggling fishermen.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
T.C. Boyle skewers Timothy Leary in ‘Outside Looking In’
He describes the calamitous impact of a fictionalized LSD guru on a fictional young Harvard grad student and his family.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Holy cannoli! Make this cake for Easter
This pastry-flavored layer cake is a mash-up that makes sense.
Posted inBooks
Book Review: Latest James Hayman thriller requires actress to play the role of her life – for her life
In ‘A Fatal Obsession,’ the master plotter sets a high bar for his detectives that they don’t quite reach.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Portland area has wide range of options for restaurant delivery services
We took a break from dining out this week and ordered in.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes
You can slow down the Instant Pot, says a new book. But who would want to?
‘MultiCooker Perfection’ by America’s Test Kitchen delivers. And how!
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: Despite climate change, one habitat critical for breeding birds is mostly intact
We need to preserve the North American Boreal Forest.