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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 inBusiness, Food, Local & State
Cocktail Mary will close current location in late January
Plans to expand the Portland bar are going forward, but the timing has been delayed, according to an announcement on Instagram.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
Living my (culinary) dreams in 2025
Here’s my cooking bucket list for the new year – and my plan to get it done.
Posted inFood
In Standish, a bakery-cafe makes everything from scratch
The Cluckin’ Awesome pairs a house-made English muffin with a chicken patty, jalapeno jam, cheddar and sriracha.
Posted inFood
With a new year comes changes in the food section
We say goodbye to our restaurant critic Andrew Ross, our garden columnist Tom Atwell and our vegan food columnist Avery Yale Kamila. We welcome back columnist Christine Burns Rudalevige, who writes about local food and sustainability.
Posted inFood, Local & State
Hispanic Mainers gather for the holidays to make tamales together
The leaf-wrapped package is so much more than merely something to eat.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Veganism gains ground in 2024. Our news roundup tells you what and where
From Oscar Mayer vegan hot dogs and Super Bowl ads to rulings from the European Court of Justice, veganism is on the rise.
Posted inLocal & State, News
To combat an invasive plant, a Peaks Island woman has persuaded her neighbors to adopt endangered trees
Adopt A Tree volunteers are determined to slow the wily Asiatic bittersweet and help preserve biodiversity on the island.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Repast is history: What Mainers ate on Thanksgiving through the decades
We pored over Maine’s newspaper archives for a casual look at how Mainers from other times celebrated the holiday, and most especially what they were eating.
Posted inFood
Kelp Krunch sesame-seaweed bars taste good and make you feel good
Part of the proceeds from the salty-sweet snack are donated to a whale conservation group.