An earnest heroine fights hard to keep Austin weird.
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 inFood, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Seeds. So little cost for so much hope.
Looking for something to do? Plant something.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table
“Circe” by Madeline Miller. Little, Brown and Company, 2018, 400 pages. $27
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Pandemic compounds challenges for restaurants that are just getting cooking
At opening time, restaurateurs are maxed out on debt, yet they may not be eligible for government relief.
Posted inBusiness, Food, News
Source nominations drawing to a close
The deadline for nominating yourself or somebody else is April 10.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Dine In Maine: How do you keep calm and carry on in these frightening times?
Our restaurant critic’s answer to that: Bake bread. After much searching he found a loaf to call his own.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Homefront: Braised chicken thighs are on the menu at Club Q this week
Chicken, parsley, onions, gravy: The essence of a country-fried meal without the deep frying.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Make it do – you don’t have to do without
Trips to the grocery store are limited. Even when we can go, we may not find what we need. Keep this useful list of substitutions on hand.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
The Portland went down in 1898. More than a century later, it still fascinates
The latest book to examine the maritime disaster, ‘The Wreck of the Portland’ does a reasonably good job, but how about giving other lesser-known wrecks a little attention?
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Bedside Table
‘Confessions of the Fox’ by Jordy Rosenberg, One World, 352 pages. $27