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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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Food

Feast on these lobster novels

by Scott R. Candage

Editor’s Note: Given Vinalhaven’s centuries-old tradition of lobstering, we asked Vinalhaven librarian Scott Candage to recommend a few novels about lobstering in Maine. These are his picks, listed in alphabetical order by writer.  “Stern Men” by Elizabeth Gilbert, Mariner Books, 2001 edition Yes, that Elizabeth Gilbert. Before she became famous for “Eat, Pray, Love,” Gilbert […]

Posted inFood, Recipes

Lobster recipes from local cooks and restaurants

If anyone should know the right way to cook lobster, it’s a Mainer. We’ve rounded up three local recipes for you to try.  Limed Lobster and Melon Skewers This recipe comes from Brook Dojny’s “Dishing up Maine: 165 recipes that capture authentic Down East flavors.” Makes about 40 small skewers, about 6 hors d’oeuvre-size portions […]

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