Food

Apples Take Two

Whether you source them from a local orchard, farmers market or your produce supplier, apples are a clutch ingredient for fall and winter menus. These restaurants are showing off the fruit in everything from classic apple pie to not-so-classic pizza pie.

Four and  Twenty Blackbirds
Brooklyn, NY
Salted Caramel Apple Pie: Made from locally sourced ingredients, this handmade pie is filled with sea salt caramel, sliced apples, sugar, pepper, allspice, cinnamon and angostura bitters; $35 for a whole pie, $N/A for a slice

Blackbird
Chicago, IL
Turnip Cream: Served chilled with grilled hamachi, smoked chicken consommé, apples and coriander; $14

Cakes and Ale
Atlanta, GA
Pickled Shrimp: Green tomatoes, apple, red jalepeno, cilantro and cashew cream; $8

Outerlands
San Francisco, CA
Lemon Ginger Apple Cider; $4

The Bazaar by Jose Andres
South Beach, FL
Sauteed Catalan Spinach: Apples, pine nuts, raisins; $10

Otto
Portland, ME
Apple, Bacon and Red Onion Pizza; $21 for a large, $12 for a small

Members help make our journalism possible. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.

Multimedia

Exclusive Content

Financing

In Red Lobster, a symbol of the challenges with casual dining

The Bottom Line: Consumers have shifted dining toward convenience or occasions, and that has created havoc for full-service restaurant chains. How can these companies get customers back?

Financing

Crumbl may be the next frozen yogurt, or the next Krispy Kreme

The Bottom Line: With word that the chain’s unit volumes took a nosedive last year, its future, and that of its operators, depends on what the brand does next.

Technology

4 things we learned in a wild week for restaurant tech

Tech Check: If you blinked, you may have missed three funding rounds, two acquisitions, a “never-before-seen” new product and a bold executive poaching. Let’s get caught up.

Trending

More from our partners