Peggy Grodinsky – Page 40 – Centralmaine.com

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.

Dine Out Maine: The Best Policy

by Andrew Ross July 18, 2021July 17, 2021

When the paper resumes publishing restaurant reviews, honest feedback – both positive and negative – is the way to go.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Children’s book celebrates the color brown in all its glory

by Amy MacDonald July 11, 2021July 12, 2021

‘Magnificent Homespun Brown’ is as joyful as the confident little girls it depicts.

Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

The list of invasive plants banned for import and sale in Maine soon to grow

by Tom Atwell July 11, 2021July 14, 2021

A committee has been meeting to decide which plants should be on the list, the state’s second.

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

What’s for dinner? Toast. Think it sounds unsophisticated? Then call it tartine

by Christine Burns Rudalevige July 11, 2021July 12, 2021

It’s fast, it’s creative, and you can use up all your leftovers.

Food & Dining, Vegan Kitchen

Vegan ice cream is easy to find in Maine

by Avery Yale Kamila July 11, 2021July 12, 2021

And with lots of people paying attention to quality, the ice cream is as good as that made with dairy.

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

Can you eat Maine bluefin tuna with a clear conscience?

by Christine Burns Rudalevige July 4, 2021July 6, 2021

It’s complicated, but here’s a hint to tuna lovers: the news is good.

Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

Do the patriotic thing: Grow a garden

by Tom Atwell July 4, 2021July 6, 2021

For a whole host of reasons, gardening is good citizenship.

Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

Grow: Perennial seeds

by Tom Atwell July 4, 2021July 6, 2021

Except for succession planting – where you plant fast-developing vegetables such as lettuce and beets throughout the season so you can harvest throughout the season – there is now little to be started in the vegetable garden. But that doesn’t mean you have to stop planting. It is a good time to plant pollinator-friendly perennials […]