Apple Pie Has No Place at Thanksgiving

Published: Nov. 23, 2017, 12:33 p.m.

In 2013, L.V. Anderson wrote this sharp, controversial takedown of a culinary Thanksgiving tradition: Apple pie. Just in time for this year's festivities, we've reprinted the story below. It\u2019s practically a law that in late November, every publication must offer a Thanksgiving guide. This year, I would like to draw your attention to two exceptional ones (other than Slate\u2019s).