The event venue has already opened for private gatherings and will soon offer space for regularly scheduled public ones as well.
Peggy Grodinsky
Staff Writer
Peggy Grodinsky has been the food editor at the Portland Press Herald since 2014. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a now-defunct national magazine that was published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle, seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York, and a (magical) year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” (2017) and “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” (2008).
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Pastry chef for Twelve, Evo wins Incredible Breakfast Cook-off
Georgia Macon, executive pastry chef for Prentice Hospitality Group, took home the top prize from the annual event kicking off Maine Restaurant Week.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Food, Life & Culture, Maine, Recipes
Setting the scene onstage when the scene involves food
At local theaters, a recent run of food-related shows requires careful consideration for the food on stage.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Four chefs who left the culinary field talk about their second acts
When your whole life has been the kitchen, it may not be easy to figure out a new career.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
And our new Portland Press Herald restaurant critic is …
We’re announcing a few other policy changes to our Dine Out reviews at the same time.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Bestsellers: ‘Small Things Like These,’ ‘The Let Them Theory’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Some restaurants no longer answer the call
Given all the ways to communicate, a small group of restaurants and food businesses find that the telephone is no longer a necessity.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
Cocktail Mary will close current location in late January
Plans to expand the Portland bar are going forward, but the timing has been delayed, according to an announcement on Instagram.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Living my (culinary) dreams in 2025
Here’s my cooking bucket list for the new year – and my plan to get it done.
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In Standish, a bakery-cafe makes everything from scratch
The Cluckin’ Awesome pairs a house-made English muffin with a chicken patty, jalapeno jam, cheddar and sriracha.