Eggplant, Not Apple, Delivers the Fall Flavors in This Not-So-Classic Pie

Anthony Le didn’t particularly like eating eggplant, but on a day when no apples arrived at his former restaurant but a surplus of Thai eggplants did, the chef made a discovery: the raw eggplant had a similar earthy flavor and texture as apples but without the sweet notes. 

Le grew up cooking in the kitchen with his mom, but his stint at Orchard City Kitchen in Campbell...