Several people in downtown Portland say they’ve approached dining out differently since their lifestyles have changed and as prices rise.
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.
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CO2 shortages led Maine breweries to adopt this sustainable solution
Three breweries in Maine have installed equipment to collect the gas during the fermentation process, giving them control over the supply of CO2 and reducing their carbon footprint.
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This Freeport market’s roast pork sandwich requires napkins – and a nap
The South Freeport Village Market’s Roast Pork Hoagie is sizeable, but that doesn’t begin to capture its appeal.
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A Maine professor spent a month in Poland making bagels and searching for his past
University of Maine at Augusta history professor Robert Bernheim hoped bagel diplomacy could help repair some deep wounds left by the Holocaust.
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Sisters Gourmet Deli to close Portland sandwich shop
Owner Michaela McVetty has decided to focus on her other location, in Bath.
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The lost pears of Maine
‘It is a pretty exciting time for pears.’ Heirloom pears, both European and Maine varieties, are beginning to get attention in Maine.
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Live book event: J. Courtney Sullivan talks about her latest novel, ‘The Cliffs’
Book talks near you.
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Why hotter summers are causing headaches for Maine chocolatiers
Climate change is forcing local chocolate shops to adapt their shipping practices or risk their jewel-like bonbons arriving at destinations as ‘chocolate soup packages.’
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The Wrap: Maiz closing Brunswick location, The Alna Store gets new chef
Food & Wine rounds up ‘standout’ Maine lobster rolls (with an outlier), Yardie Ting moves downstairs and other food news.
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When her oven broke, she turned to the toaster oven
It turns out you don’t need a deluxe Wolf or Bertazzoni stove to make first-rate dinners and desserts.