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.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2023
Do you schmear what I schmear? Bagels are the new Christmastime tradition
Local bakeries say demand for the once quintessential Jewish bread spikes during holidays, including Christian ones.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2023
Biddeford cheese shop owner recounts armed robbery; suspect arrested
Nibblesford co-owner Ian Kern says a man posing as a customer interested in wine and cheese turned on him, pulling a gun and demanding money from the register.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Solo Cucina Market in South Portland is closing
The businesses, a gourmet neighborhood grocery in Knightville, announced the decision on Instagram.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2023
Eat & Run: Looking for your happy place? This Saco bakery may be it
Scandinavian bakery Fika serves delicious pastries and snacks with a helping of good cheer.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2023
The Quarry seemed like an improbable Beard Award winner, unless you’ve met Marilou Ranta
Since winning the prestigious award for Outstanding Hospitality in May, the tireless chef/owner of the Monson restaurant continues to prove why she’s deserving of an onslaught of new customers.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2023
For Maine food businesses, helping each other out is part of the job
In a tough, fast-paced business where something often goes wrong, Maine restaurateurs, bakers and brewers have countless tales of coming to one another’s aid – or being the recipient of help.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2023
The Wrap: Crooked Face Creamery in Skowhegan wins award, Portsmouth Restaurant Week is on
Judy Gibson in Knightville to shut its doors, Baba’s Cafe on Peaks Island to temporarily transform itself, and more.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2023
How to use bitters beyond cocktails in everyday cooking and baking
Because of bitters’ ability to balance sweetness, cut through rich foods and add an extra oomph to dishes, their uses in the kitchen are endless.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2023
A stirring guide to the great Dutch painters
In ‘The Upside-Down World,’ Pulitzer Prize winner Benjamin Moser combines biography, art criticism and touches of memoir.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Eat & Run: At its new location in New Gloucester, Maples is as good as ever
The bakery/cafe is known for its bagels and excellent sandwiches.
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