More than 400 bicyclists typically sign up for the weeklong ride, which explores a different region of the state each year.
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).
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
The astounding brilliance and abiding joy of Mozart
In ‘Mozart: The Reign of Love,’ Jan Swafford persuasively argues that Mozart was not the tragic figure he’s usually portrayed as.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
Making the case for celery, beyond a vehicle for peanut butter
Could local varieties or a celebrity influencer help boost the vegetable’s stature?
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
During a dark aftertime, a former Hollywood screenwriter retreats to an isolated Maine peninsula
Nothing – phones, cars, planes or life itself – is the same in Jonathan Lethem’s latest dystopian tale.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Pare down a packed spice rack to these essentials
Chefs weigh in on the dozen spices to bring to a desert island.
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This smoky white beans and Brussels sprouts dish is good with canned beans
but ethereal with dry.
Posted inFood
Eight ways wine will change in 2021
Rosé is still hot, online wine will continue to boom, sustainability has legs – and lots more.
Posted inFood
Why you’ll always find sweetened condensed milk in my kitchen
In defense of the canned, sugary stuff.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table: Politics on the nightstand
One Maine reader – and we’d guess plenty more – is reading about Donald Trump from the perspective of his estranged niece.
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These 10 food trends were the distractions we needed in 2020
Social media ruled when it comes to telling us what crazy thing to cook or bake.