It’s pumpkin season. These Boston restaurants have you covered.
September 17, 2024 | 11:31 AM
Met with plenty of haters and even more fans, pumpkin season is back whether or not you want it here. And in New England, the birthplace of fall vibes, the obsession — or overkill — has shown no signs of slowing down.
Obviously the pumpkin craze is not new; a recipe for pumpkin pie appeared in the first cookbook to be published in America in 1796, according to a blog from the Library of Congress. But colonists in the 17th century were also likely using pumpkins in pies and ales, cooking they learned from Native Americans, Scientific American writes.
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At New City Microcreamery, executive pastry chef Alyssa Lieberman said they get questions about when their fall menu will drop as soon as Starbucks’ and Dunkin’s fall menu is made available.
“The first day it’s a little chilly outside, everyone wants a pumpkin spice latte,” Lieberman said.
New City rolls out their fall menu earlier than Sept. 22 — though not as early as the two coffee giants. Fall for an ice cream place, she said, starts when kids go back to school, and this year that menu includes pumpkin cheesecake, apple crisp, turtle pecan pie, and salted caramel.
Others who work in restaurants and bakeries said fall begins when fall produce is in season, which typically happens closer to the end of September. The pumpkin fanbase hasn’t deterred them from cooking good food at the right time.