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).

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Beethoven was a genius who broke all the rules

by Tim Page Special to the Washington Post August 25, 2019August 22, 2019

John Clubbe has written a thoughtful cultural history that takes into account the times in which the composer lived and worked.

Food, Restaurant reviews

Dine Out Maine: Traditional and crossover tacos take center stage at the stylish Bird & Co.

by Andrew Ross August 25, 2019August 18, 2019

The ordering trick to this ear-splitting Woodfords Corner neighborhood spot is knowing which to select and which to avoid.

Outdoors, Sports

Hunting: The signs are subtle but summer is ending

by Bob Humphrey August 25, 2019August 23, 2019

To prepare for winter, animals are changing their locales and their diets.

Outdoors, Sports

Hiking: Lovely moonrise, sweet sunset, brilliant stars and at one with John Muir

by Carey Kish August 25, 2019August 24, 2019

Carey Kish continues on his Pacific Crest adventure. Join him at Muir Pass in California.

Food, Recipes

This fresh tomato sauce is rich, flavorful and yours in under an hour

by Becky Krystal The Washington Post August 25, 2019August 18, 2019

Now is the time to buy local tomatoes and make sauce.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

A largely forgotten Maine reformer and journalist is brought to life

by William Barry August 25, 2019August 22, 2019

Anarchist and Quaker Jeremiah Hacker published a radical newspaper in Portland during the 19th century. Mainer Rebecca Pritchard chronicles his life and thinking.