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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
A woman is brutally murdered in the aisles of a big box store
Jack McMorrow witnesses the seemingly senseless murder, and as clues pile up in ‘Random Act,’ the 12th in Gerry Boyle’s McMorrow series, he begins to wonder if it’s as random as it seemed.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
P.T. Barnum, the showman and grifter who held up a funhouse mirror to America
“He created acts so famous that people still know of them. Tom Thumb, Chang and Eng, even animal acts like Jumbo the elephant.”
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: Scientists fed city crows a concentrated diet of cheeseburgers
Their research question: What’s the best address for a crow for optimal health? The city or the countryside?
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Some excellent grilled pizza and more at Coals in Portland
Imaginative experiments with flavors and techniques often succeed. Don’t miss the Bee Cool pizza.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Heirloom Apple Tasting takes variety to new heights
This year’s event features 213 dessert (best eaten raw), cooking (best in pies) and cider (best in fermented beverages) apples.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
What’s up in November?
Longer nights, Mercury in transit, and a comet interloper.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: Some changes are afoot for this year’s VegFest
The all-vegan annual festival, now in its 15th year, is moving to a new location and shifting from spring to fall.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Kids, here’s the trick to making a pumpkin treat
Keep the seeds when you carve your jack-o’-lantern and use them in this simple recipe.