Why? The easy answer is because she writes about food for a living. But there’s more to it than that.
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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Bite: A very special PB&J
Among all the temptations at Ten Ten Pié, a kids’ sandwich bewitched.
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Recipe exhibit at Maine Historical Society shows state’s changing tastes
Peanut butter soup, a World War I recipe to encourage rationing, tastes like ‘a warm milkshake.’
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Shannon Bard of Portland’s Zapoteca writes her first cookbook
‘The Gourmet Mexican Kitchen’ offers recipes for everything from guacamole and drinks to moles and desserts.
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Standard Baking Company’s Coconut Macaroons for Passover
An unusual technique yields crisp yet moist texture.
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Andrew Taylor, Mike Wiley took sharp turns on way to chef-hood
Law and academia lost out to oysters and fine dining for the two chefs and part-owners of Hugo’s, Eventide and soon, Honey Paw.
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Maine chef Brian Hill is living the dream
The owner of Francine Bistro and Shepherd’s Pie, a six-time nominee for Best Chef: Northeast, talks rock ‘n’ roll and the magic of a really good restaurant.