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).

Food, Recipes

Fermenting? Fear not. It’s easy, rewarding and safe

by Katherine Harmon Courage Special to the Washington Post January 19, 2020January 18, 2020

Despite what our 21st-century instincts tell us, the lactic-acid process that puts microbes to work is surprisingly forgiving.

Outdoors, Sports

Birding: Far fewer birds at your feeder this year?

by Herb Wilson January 19, 2020January 18, 2020

Since their numbers are holding steady, your feeder could be dirty or the birds may be snubbing your brand of birdseed.

Outdoors, Sports

Hunting: Year of the Rat, step aside. Make this the Year of the Hunter

by Bob Humphrey January 19, 2020January 15, 2020

Hunter numbers continue to decline. Let’s reverse that.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

Joe Hill proves his writing chops once again

by Michael Berry January 19, 2020January 18, 2020

‘Full Throttle’ pays homage to past science fiction, fantasy and horror writers, yet the stories speak to today.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

As scholars tried to flee the Nazis, U.S. universities closed their doors

by Michael S. Roth Special to The Washington Post January 19, 2020January 18, 2020

Fewer than 1,000 academics received non-quota visas between 1933 and the outbreak of World War II. The fate of those left behind? More often than not, deportation and murder.

Do This, Food

Eat & Run: The Cheese Shop of Portland offers a small menu of perfectly executed sandwiches

by Peggy Grodinsky January 13, 2020January 14, 2020

Less really is more in this lovingly curated food and wine store on Washington Street.

Food

So you got a restaurant gift certificate for Christmas?

by Michael Klein The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) January 12, 2020January 8, 2020

What should you do with it? Hint: Don’t delay.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

This 17th-century fur trader led a wild and shameless life

by Dennis J. McGrath Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS) January 12, 2020January 9, 2020

“Bush Runner,” by Mark Bourrie, tells the real-life story of adventurer Pierre-Esprit Radisson, for whom the Radisson hotel chain is named. It’s a truth-is-stranger than fiction tale, think shipwrecks, pirates and cannibalism.