Fabulous Fall

Fall produce benefits from summer's long, hot growing season. Root vegetables, like celery root, parsnips and sweet potatoes, get pulled from the soil, gracing plates with their sweet earthiness. Chicories assert themselves, with bold, crisp flavors, as chefs hand over their salads to Belgian endives, escarole, radicchio. Apples, cranberries and pumpkin herald the festive side of fall, inviting warm pies, holiday stuffings and comforting bread puddings, to name a few.