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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

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