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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PublishedSeptember 11, 2022
Driving neighborhood to neighborhood, ice cream truck operator keeps tradition going
Ryan Lowe might be the last of his kind in Portland.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2022
Meltdown: The day the refrigerator stopped working
When this summer’s heat wave hit, even the refrigerator couldn’t hack it. But the chore of replacing it proved daunting.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2022
More than half of Maine in moderate drought
The worsening conditions mean increased costs for farmers and their customers, but there’s a silver lining for fans of Maine blueberries.
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PublishedJune 26, 2022
On a farm in Cape Elizabeth, two families have cultivated a joint history
The Maxwells have been farming the land, now known for its strawberries, for nine generations. The Rodriguezes have joined them for the last three.
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PublishedMay 10, 2022
Bound for success? New bookstore will add to Portland’s abundance
The city is already home to four independent bookstores, three of which opened in the past decade. Is there room for another?
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Maine’s wild blueberry crop rebounded last year and is poised for another bountiful season
And the dwindling supply caused by the previous poor seasons drove up the price.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
Three Maine restaurants emerge from a second winter of hardships with hope
Broken Arrow, Maine Street Steak & Oyster and Old Port Sea Grill take on a labor shortage and COVID surges during what’s always the slowest season with nothing to lean on but their will to survive.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
The pandemic effect: Personal stories of change
So much has changed during the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially reached Maine on March 12, 2020. And many of those changes will last far after the pandemic ends. Some are permanent. More than 2,100 Maine families and communities have lost loved ones. Businesses have closed. Careers have ended. Some who survived the […]
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
For Rep. Raskin, personal grief and national trauma collided
The Maryland congressman reflects on his son’s suicide and, days later, the insurrection at the Capitol.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
Of Black History month and their work, Black and brown artists say, ‘it’s complicated’
The annual tribute is a double-edged sword. Maine artists wrestle with whether it’s a celebration or maybe a sidelining.