Briana and Andrew Volk, owners of Hunt + Alpine and Little Giant, aren’t above eating cheese fries from a souvenir helmet.
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).
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An unusual meatloaf debuts in Portland
You’ll never guess the secret ingredient.
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Former chef of Tempo Dulu in Portland dies unexpectedly
Lawrence Klang was scheduled to start work at the Blair Hill Inn this spring.
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For Passover, a haroset that’s made in Maine
This recipe adds blueberries to a traditional Passover food.
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‘A Modern Way to Cook’ has great ideas, but falls short of its promised ‘quick’ meals
When all was said and done, our reviewer was left with eight things to wash, not counting the kitchen towel.
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Meet the 2018 Russell Libby Agricultural Scholarship winners
This year’s crop of farming scholarship winners are full of passion, pluck and plans.
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Beer and brownies: A delicious St. Patrick’s Day treat made with Maine stout
The owner of Biddeford’s Biscuits & Company offers this recipe for Banded Horn Stout Brownies with Bailey’s Ganache.
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Ahead of a screening of ‘Hummus! The Movie,’ we offer a recipe for hummus
The movie is part of the Jewish Film Festival in Portland.
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We wrote about taking down a beloved tree, and readers told us they can relate
Trees do talk: That was just one of the many responses to a story about a red maple in a Portland neighborhood.
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Honor the theatrics of Oscar night with a dramatic dessert
Tuscan Table pastry chef Patrick Jones’ version of Bananas Foster fits the bill.