PITTSBURGH — Apples are plentiful and at their peak in Western Pennsylvania as we head into fall. They're also available in a wide variety of colors, flavors and textures, thanks to family-owned farm markets, fruit farms and orchards like Soergel Orchards, Trax Farm Market, Triple B Farms and Apple Castle in New Wilmington.

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There was a time less than a quarter-century ago when judges would turn their noses up at wines from Colorado, said Julie Balistreri of Balistreri Vineyards, a family operation based in Denver.

The reputation of Colorado wine wasn’t always kind. It was too fruity. Too sweet. Compared to the more established wine regions in California, Oregon ...Read more

Cooking in early fall can be confusing. Farmers markets and grocery stores are caught between two seasons: The last of the summer harvest is still perfectly ripe, while fall’s first crops are already inching their way into the produce section. Do you keep leaning on summer salads and grilled vegetables, or start roasting squash and baking ...Read more

Pumpkin spice is going to have to wait a minute; it’s time for apples to shine.

Whether yours are hand-picked from a local orchard, scooped up at a farmers market or plucked from your backyard, we want to make the most of the season while the fruit is at its crispy, flavorful best.

We turned to three new cookbooks to find new recipes for the...Read more

CHICAGO -- Gen Z is an easy target. Born between 1997 and 2012, they’ve been blamed for everything from the downfall of skinny jeans to the end of basic phone etiquette. And now, if headlines are to be believed, they’re destroying the wine industry too. Health-conscious, sober-curious and strapped for cash, they say, Gen Z barely drinks. And...Read more

You can learn a lot about what’s on the minds of culinary professionals by the types of cookbooks being published.

We’ve seen waves of baking books and tomes inspired by global cuisines (Italian and Korean cooking are especially popular). Now food preservation is having a literary moment, and the timing couldn’t be better.

To help you ...Read more