January 22, 2021
Chris Taylor and Paul Arguin wrote the book on pie literally. The Atlanta-based scientists-turned-bakers’ 2019 cookbook
The New Pie: Modern Techniques for the Classic American Dessertspins traditional Southern desserts into innovative iterations such as a Thanksgiving pumpkin pie topped with pecan pie gravy and a strawberry margarita pie.
Two years after the publication of their book, the duo hasn’t slowed down. This chess pie, shared exclusively with
Garden & Gun, is a showstopper. Taking the flavor combination from a cookie recipe (the couple is working on their next book, which focuses on cookies, due out next spring), they tweaked and tasted until hitting the right note. “The combination of maple and chipotle peppers is an unexpected blend, but they really do work so well together,” Arguin says. “The peppers are not fiery hot more like smoking embers providing just a late tingle on the tongue after the warm flavors of brown butter and maple in t