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.

Do This, Food

Bar Guide: A new lease on life for Andy’s Old Port Pub in Portland

by Angie Bryan February 6, 2023February 7, 2023

The new owners, John and Tanya Lowell, offer soccer, live music and friendly service.

Do This, Food

Eat & Run: A tropical plant store with a surprise. Terrarium also has a small cafe

by Peggy Grodinsky February 6, 2023February 8, 2023

Have some humus with your hummus at the garden store in Portland.

Food

Year-round iced coffee drinkers have their reasons, even in Maine

by Peggy Grodinsky February 5, 2023February 5, 2023

No matter the temperature, some always like it cold.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

In the gripping ‘My Father’s House,’ a priest takes on the Nazis

by Malcolm Forbes Special to The Washington Post February 5, 2023January 31, 2023

Joseph O’Connor’s novel is based on the true story of a group in Vatican City whose daring exploits during World War II saved lives and changed outcomes.