At the start of Chris Bohjalian’s latest book, the boyfriend of an ER doctor disappears while the couple is vacationing in Vietnam. He’s found dead, with mysterious wounds, leaving behind a series of puzzling lies.
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 inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: Stuck inside? Take a virtual trip around the world
The online Birds of the World project, available by subscription, includes thousands of videos and sound recordings.
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Posted inFood, Recipes
With gatherings discouraged, Jewish families figure out how to celebrate Passover
Among the many casualties of the coronavirus this spring? An important Jewish holiday. Maine’s Jewish community scrambles to gather virtually.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Gardens can be our salvation right now
Yes, we must stay home to keep ourselves and our communities safe. Luckily, our gardens are contained in the word “home.”
Posted inFood, Recipes
Homefront: A delicious, healthful one-bowl meal
Examine your pantry, figure out what to cook, and then please tell us about it.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Book review: Race, privilege and toilet duty: Life at Harvard for a black freshman in 1959
In ‘The Last Negroes at Harvard,’ Kent Garrett recalls his undergraduate days, and not fondly.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: A meat-free diet in Maine is nothing new
In the first half of the 19th-century, some Mainers promoted a vegetarian diet. One doctor wrote that it did for “the wretched invalids what the best medical treatment had utterly failed to do.”
Posted inFood
Freeze your food to keep your cooking fresh for weeks to come
From bread to fruit to aromatics, here is how.
Posted inFood
Dine In Maine: What’s a restaurant critic to do when all the restaurants are closed? Order in
Cheese (and drink) in the time of coronavirus.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: The cure for what ails you could be a flapjack and a splendid stroll
Just remember to keep your (social) distance.