The business suffered a devastating fire last fall.
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 inBusiness, Food, Life & Culture, Maine
For some Maine bartenders, sobriety on the job is a growing trend
Hospitality workers who don’t drink say it’s getting easier to avoid temptation even though alcohol is all around them.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
Longtime baker buys Tony’s Donuts
The Portland institution will get some tweaks but largely remain the same under new owner Emily Bachelder.
Posted inBusiness, Food
In one Maine home kitchen, the impact of tariffs is tough to calculate
Even the most local or non-adventurous eaters among us probably eat food from overseas. So how are the Trump administration tariffs affecting our grocery bills?
Posted inBusiness, Food, Health, Maine
LB. Mini-Mart opens in Portland’s West End
The ‘modern-day convenience store’ also has a location in Westbrook.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Marquis Lounge to take over Sagamore Hill Lounge space
Sagamore Hill, in Portland’s Arts District, is closing after 8 years.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Purple House in North Yarmouth to reopen for ‘fancy lunch’
Noted chef Krista Kern will be serving intimate, multi-course meals.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Life & Culture
Two Maine desserts named to New York Times ‘best’ list
Times staff singled out sweets at Franciska Wine Bar in Portland and McLoons Lobster Shack in South Thomaston.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Catering company Revel to move to Falmouth
The partners are adding a retail and restaurant component in its new location.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Our food editor finishes her 2025 culinary bucket list with a family recipe — and memories
Attempting to recreate her mother’s sweet-and-sour stuffed cabbage was a sweet — and bittersweet — experience.