Peggy Grodinsky – Page 35 – Centralmaine.com

Staff Writer

Peggy is the editor of the Food & Dining section and the books page at the Portland Press Herald. Previously, she was executive editor of Cook’s Country, a Boston-based national magazine published by America’s Test Kitchen. She spent several years in Texas as food editor at the Houston Chronicle. Peggy has taught food writing to graduate students at New York University and Harvard Extension School. She worked for seven years at the James Beard Foundation in New York and spent a year as a journalism fellow at the University of Hawaii. Her work has appeared in “Best of Food Writing” in 2017 and in “Cornbread Nation 4: The Best of Southern Food Writing” in 2008.

Food & Dining, Local & State, News

New York Times names Cong Tu Bot to its 2021 restaurant list

by Peggy Grodinsky October 12, 2021October 12, 2021

The Portland restaurant, recently reopened for breakfast and lunch, is among 50 places across the country named by the Times.

Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

Fall makes for strange (garden) bedfellows

by Tom Atwell October 10, 2021October 12, 2021

What do peonies and garlic have in common? You can plant both of them now.

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

Stuffed squash boats are versatile and easy to prep ahead

by Christine Burns Rudalevige October 10, 2021October 12, 2021

The roasted vessels can be filled with a host of different ingredient combinations – the only limit is your imagination.

Food & Dining, Recipes

Collard greens: From down South to Down East

by Peggy Grodinsky October 10, 2021October 9, 2021

Some days, it is easy being green.

Food & Dining, Vegan Kitchen

Vegan Kitchen: Maine’s Right to Food referendum, yea or nay?

by Avery Yale Kamila October 3, 2021October 4, 2021

Mainers will vote on the referendum in November. Supporters say it takes power from corporate food interests. But opponents argue it could endanger animals and threaten food safety.

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: Atlantic salmon have an upstream battle in Maine

by Christine Burns Rudalevige October 3, 2021October 5, 2021

The population is declining and that’s likely to continue, but there are other places to find the fish or species that can substitute.

Food & Dining, Maine Gardener

Grow: Next year’s trees, shrubs and perennials

by Tom Atwell October 3, 2021October 4, 2021

Now is the time to prowl garden centers and nurseries for bargains. Most people shop for trees, shrubs and perennials in the spring because they are out buying annuals anyway, plus they’re excited about the new gardening season. But for the health of the plants, the fall is just as good a time, if not […]