Local breweries are using imported hops and borrowed techniques to make Czech-inspired lagers.
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 inFood, Maine Gardener
The Maine Gardener’s Hawaiian adventure
The trees in Hawaii grow tall, but not strong, pineapples are less important than you thought, and more fun facts about Hawaiian flora.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
The moon falls to Earth in a 1939 novel that remains chillingly relevant
“The Hopkins Manuscript,” newly reissued, recounts a global catastrophe through the sometimes humorous perspective of an ordinary Englishman.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Identity, environment and resourcefulness all served up at the excellent CMCA Biennial
The 2023 Center for Maine Contemporary Arts’ show, which encompasses 35 artists, is not without its share of controversy.
Posted inFood, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Wayside is a winner, with something for everyone
Wayside Tavern, a restaurant in Portland’s Parkside neighborhood, earns 4 stars.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Horse’ and ‘Unraveling’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Bonus, just 1 protagonist but 18 books (so far)
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inLife & Culture
Society Notebook: Center for Grieving Children celebrates 35 years of the healing power of love
The annual Love Gala returned for the first time since the pandemic began.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Step up steak and potatoes with a punchy horseradish cream
Supper comes together in just 30 minutes yet still feels celebratory.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘My Friend Tells Me About the Last Day at the Bass Shoe Factory,’ By Abbie Kiefer
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.