As the pandemic continues, a number of Portland restaurants plan to continue outdoor seating into the fall and even winter. Here are a few favorites.
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 inFood, Recipes
This sheet pan eggplant caponata atop fluffy couscous has a tangy secret
On top of that, it’s made in the oven, instead of the stove top, for ease.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
In Roe, a messy family saga and complicated characters
Joshua Prager wants readers to rethink what they know about the landmark case.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
‘From the Mountains to the Sea’ offers a meticulous account of the restoration of the Penobscot River
A broad spectrum of people and groups came together with a common goal – and they actually got something done.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Jane Austen makes a cameo in a charmer about friendship and the literary life
‘Jane Austen and Shelley in the Garden’ whisks readers to Cambridge, Wales and Venice, in the company of a delightful gang of scholars
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Dairy farmers have an opportunity, if only the state would help
Don’t milk cows. Grow plant-based proteins instead. The switch would benefit farmers, farm towns and the Maine economy, but government assistance is needed.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: These campers, perforce, are rolling stones
“Anyone who has ever vacationed in a camper or motor home will enjoy reading ‘Nomadland.’ The author, journalist Jessica Bruder, followed campers who lived in their vehicles full time. There are two kinds of people who travel in campers, she writes, the middle class and the Nomads. Full-timers are the new Nomads. They travel from […]
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
It’s chili season. Time to ferment
Some like it hot, hot, hot.