A tradition of Jewish grandmothers is revived in time for Hanukkah.
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.
Stubbornly cold oven threatens to derail Thanksgiving meal
For Food editor Peggy Grodinsky, the hours leading up to the holiday feast were calm. Too calm.
‘Grains, Seeds and Legumes’ offers recipes for the way we eat today
This cookbook boasts a clean design and rewards patience in the kitchen, but it takes a puzzling approach to listing ingredients.
New book encourages you to record your own observations of nature
‘The Naturalist’s Notebook’ by two Maine scientist/naturalists is filled with practical guidance for systematic study.
Maine lobster chefs of the year named at annual Harvest on the Harbor
Stephen Richards of the Fisherman’s Wharf Inn and Nathaniel Adam of the Boothbay Harbor Country Club take this year’s honors.
The nonprofit Wolfe’s Neck Farm refines its mission for a new generation
The newly christened Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment hopes to lead the way in the field of regenerative agriculture.
Looking for a gift for the serious-minded cook?
‘The Art of Flavor’ offers rigorous lessons, with intriguing recipes to back them up.
‘Beirut to Boston’ holds promise but doesn’t build trust with readers
Shortcomings such as inconsistent measurements for recipes are enough to give cooks pause.
Two new Maine cookbooks champion similar seasonal, farm-to-table ethos
Erin French’s ‘The Lost Kitchen’ and Annemarie Ahearn’s ‘Full Moon Suppers,’ out at the same time, are cut from the same cloth.