Akron Life October 2022

FALL FUN: Apple Orchards

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Arrowhead Orchard : Not only can you pick pumpkins, apples and sunflowers from the historic 1932 farm, but you can also enjoy a full day of autumn activities including unlimited hayrides, a 2-acre corn maze, apple can nons and a kids’ area with a zip line, apple train and more. Be sure to visit the market, select from 30-plus varieties of apples it grows and take home cider freshly pressed from three sweet apple and two tart apple varieties. Market daily , u -picks and fall activitiesFriday - Monday through Oct . 31, 11724 Lisbon St . SE,Paris, arrowheadorchard .com Bauman Orchards: Wander a 93-year-old orchard and pick apples from the farm that has over 48,000 apple trees on over 260 acres. Also pop into the main market, or its two out posts, and grab its freshly pressed apple cider, apple rings made from Yellow Delicious apples, and apple jams, jel lies and butters. U-pick through Oct . 8, Fall Festival Oct . 1, StoresMonday - Saturday ,Main orchard , 161Rittman Ave .,Rittman , baumanorchards.com Hillside Orchard and Farm Market: A family-run farm for more than 75 years, Hillside hosts u-pick apples Oct. 1, 2, 8 and 9, a fall harvest festival Oct. 8 and 9 with a pumpkin maze, pumpkin patch and hayride, and a seasonal market with pastries, Mrs. Miller’s Amish preserves, a selection from 18 apple varieties it grows and more. Market Tuesday -Sunday , 2397 Center Road , Hinckley , hillsidefarmfresh .com Monroe’s Orchard: Pick pumpkins and sunflowers as well as apples, with 20-plus varieties grown on the family farm. Come Oct. 1 and 8 for an apple harvest festival featuring hayrides, train rides and a demonstration of workers making apple cider you can buy at the market. Market daily , u -pick pumpkins and sunflowers daily , u -pick apples weekends through October, 6313Pioneer Trail ,Hiram , monroesorchard .com

Tom Tieche and Jack Clampitt noticed something missing in Wooster, so in 1964, they launched TJ’s. “There was no place in Wooster where you could get a beer and eat a steak,” says Greg Tieche, who is Tom’s oldest son. He bought it in 1978 and renamed it TJ’s Restaurant. Today, TJ’s is still filling a gap in Wooster. “I have 10 daughters, and three of them are vegetarians. It kind of comes natural to us to be able to have veg etarian items,” Tieche says, adding that TJ’s also offers gluten-free options. Perfect for a cozy autumn bite, the apple and brie cauli flower crust pizza ($15) made its debut on last year’s fall menu — but stayed year-round because it’s one of the best-selling dishes. It’s also available at its sibling restau rants, C.W. Burgerstein’s and Melvin’s, which all serve the same menu in different atmospheres. The dish begins with garlic olive oil on a cauliflower crust, which is topped with brie and Granny Smith apples that it gets from Bauman Orchards in Rittman in fall. “Nothing better than when we can get stuff in fresh,” Tieche says. After it’s baked, the pizza is topped with fresh arugula and a drizzle of red chili pepper-infused Ohio honey. “It was tart, and the brie’s kind of sweet,” Tieche says. “You needed something to give it … a little zing.” The result is a dish balanced in flavor as well as texture that lets you savor fall with each bite. “The brie’s chewy, and apples have a little bit of crunch,” he says. “That hot honey on it, … we spice it up a little.” And if you’ve never tried gluten-free cauliflower crust before, its interesting texture stands out from the typi cal bread crust. “It’s more like a cracker on the outside edge, and then it’s a little bit softer toward the middle — where all of the flavors are,” Tieche says. “It’s just a different combina tion of flavors that appeals to people.” AS 359W. Liberty St .,Wooster, tjsrestaurants.com

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