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, Restaurant reviews

At Il Leone, it’s location, location, location. Then there’s that fantastic pizza

by Andrew Ross August 28, 2022August 27, 2022

Seasonal and out-of-doors, local and Italian, Il Leone on Peaks Island gets 4 stars.

Food, Recipes

Cooking noodles in green tea adds refreshing, complex flavors

by Daniela Galarza The Washington Post August 21, 2022August 12, 2022

Tea isn’t just for drinking, as this recipe shows.

Food, Maine Gardener

Maine Gardener: Maxims for creating your green space

by Tom Atwell August 21, 2022August 20, 2022

Make it durable, doable – and have fun.

Food, Recipes

Smash chicken bacon burgers with jalapeño for a spicy kick

by Ann Maloney The Washington Post August 21, 2022August 11, 2022

Cooking this burger in bacon fat keeps the ground chicken moist and flavorful.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

‘The Boys’ author Katie Hafner on her path from journalist to novelist

by Katie Hafner Special to The Washington Post August 21, 2022August 15, 2022

Going from nonfiction to fiction can be both liberating and paralyzing, Hafner explains.

Food, Green Plate Special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: Never apologize, and other strategies for using up all that zucchini

by Christine Burns Rudalevige August 21, 2022May 14, 2026

It’s zucchini season. Don’t fight it. Make the vegetable your friend with these excellent cooking ideas.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Food, Review

A ‘lavish melting pot’ of essays from Maine writers on food – and the lack of it

by Joan Silverman August 21, 2022August 20, 2022

The book encompasses tomato sandwiches, school lunch, illness, immigration and so much more.

Food, Vegan Kitchen

Vegan Kitchen: Soft serve that can serve everyone in Maine

by Avery Yale Kamila August 21, 2022August 20, 2022

Several new spots across the state now offer vegan soft-serve ice cream, making the treat available to vegans, the lactose-intolerant and everybody else, too.