🍎 Apple Varieties: The Hot Seasonal Colors 🍏

While the Mountain View tech scene is buzzing about the hot new orange color and shinier cameras, we’re over here focused on the real apples: the ones that don't require a payment plan. At Ava’s, we’ve got a lineup worth upgrading your grocery bag for:

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• Honeycrisp – Sweet, juicy, crisp. The Beyoncé of apples. Fun fact: Honeycrisps were literally engineered by the University of Minnesota, proving not every Midwest experiment has to end in cornhole.
• Granny Smith – Tart, green, unapologetic. The one apple that would absolutely roll its eyes at your latte order. Bonus fact: Granny Smith apples were discovered in Australia in the 1860s by, yes, an actual grandmother named Maria Ann Smith.
• Fuji – Sweet and dense, like a fruitcake but actually edible. Bred in Japan in the 1930s, they’re now one of the world’s most popular apples. They also bake like champs, so your pie won’t crash mid-bite.
• Pink Lady – Tangy, crisp, and fashionably blushed. Also Australian, proving that country can produce more than just kangaroos and Hemsworth brothers.
• Cosmic Crisp – Big, juicy, and explosively crunchy. This apple was developed in Washington State and named for the star-like speckles on its skin. It’s basically the sci-fi apple, ready to boldly go where no fruit has gone before (your lunchbox).

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No need to stand in line outside the Apple Store! Just swing by Ava’s, grab a basket, and upgrade your flavor system to 26.0.

🍎 Interface with some Liquid Apple 💦

Sometimes chewing is just too much work. That’s where apple cider comes in: apples pre-chewed by magic (and microbes). And while cider may look suspiciously like pee, trust us: it tastes like heaven. At Ava’s, we’ve got organic ciders in crisp, refreshing flavors that capture fall without requiring you to wear a scarf in 80-degree Mountain View weather. Perfect for sipping on Castro Street while listening to a middle school violinist try their best at "Ave Maria" for the 30th time in a row.

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And if you’re feeling a little more… grown up, we also stock a huge variety of hard ciders. Dry, sweet, spiced, pear-infused… we’ve got more options than Tinder, and way fewer bad dates. Fun fact: in colonial America, cider was so common that people (including kids!) drank it daily, since it was often safer than water. Plus, the word “cider” itself comes from the Hebrew word shekar, meaning “strong drink.” Which feels about right if you’ve ever knocked back three of them too quickly.

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So whether you want wholesome or tipsy, we’ve got your apples in liquid form. Just remember not to drink too many or your vision will be blurry enough to NEED the new iPhone camera just to pick up your underwear from where you left it on the kitchen counter.

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🍎 Apple Foods That Won't Bend (Your Budget) 🤘

Drinking apples is great, but eventually you need solid food so your neighbors don’t find you passed out in their hydrangeas. That’s where apple-based snacks at Ava’s come in. We’ve got Eden Organic Apple Butter, which despite the name contains zero dairy and zero actual butter. It’s just apples, slow-cooked until they transform into a dark, spreadable goo that tastes like autumn itself. (Fun fact: apple butter was invented by monks in the Middle Ages, who apparently thought, “what if jam, but goth?”) For variety, try it spread on…

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Lundberg Apple Pie Rice Cake Minis: crunchy, cinnamony, and way better than gnawing on cardboard like that raccoon behind Molly's that keeps attacking me when I'm trying to sleep. And if you want to breakfast like a Bavarian, grab some German Apple Muesli: chewy oats, dried apples, and enough wholesome energy to make you feel like you could yodel. Eat enough of this stuff and suddenly you’ll be talking in umlauts. (Pro-tip: Try it with Alexandre Farms A2 milk… we guarantee it's the best milk you've ever had since you finally stopped the bottle at age 5).

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Ava’s has apple snacks for every stage of your day, from monk-approved spreads to suspiciously-seasoned rice cakes to German-inspired oats you can shovel into your mouth because every bowl you own has been patiently waiting in your sink since Steve Jobs still ran the company.

🍎 Dessert to Upgrade Your Personal Storage 🍭

If you want your dentist to be able to afford new iPhones for their entire family, start eating caramel apples. They’re messy, sticky, and weirdly dangerous, but that’s exactly what makes them fun. At Ava’s, we’ve got everything you need: the apples, the syrup, and even the sticks (just in case you don’t want to fist-grip a molten, caramel-coated sphere like a Babylonian God).

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Did You Know: Caramel apples were first invented in the 1950s when a candy maker accidentally dunked apples into leftover Halloween caramel. (Which, honestly, was probably less an "accident" than a "genius idea inspired by a fourth glass of cider".) Bite into one and you get a crunch, a chew, and a chance to glue your molars together like a scene from Saw II. Eat two in a row and you’ll be finding caramel in your hair, possibly your socks, and definitely a USB-C port or two.

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How to make them at home: melt caramel syrup in a saucepan, spear your apples on a stick, dunk them, and let them cool on wax paper until they harden. Boom: you’re a candy wizard now. Pro-tip: If you're making a bunch for a party (or your annoying family), add in a single onion to the mix. It's now a game where everyone (else) wins.

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Come grab your caramel-apple kit at Ava’s, because nothing says autumn like gluing your jaw together and calling it "tradition".

Upcoming Events​
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• Wednesday, 5-7pm — 🎵 Music on Castro​
  ​Enjoy live performances right in Downtown Mountain View! Come for the tunes, stay for the vibes, and don’t forget to swing by Ava’s to grab dinner from Poké Bowl or Simply Sabor, or just pick up a box of cookies to munch on while you vibe to the music like a very classy raccoon. 🎶🍪🦝
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• Sat & Sun, Oct 11-12 — 🍺 MV Oktoberfest​
  Downtown MV goes 🇩🇪 for the weekend! Join your neighbors in silly songs, stein-holding contests, and tons of hangover breakfast items when you stop by Ava's afterwards to finally make a good decision for the first time that day.
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• Sat, Oct 25, 10am-2pm — 👺 Monster Bash​
  ​Rengstorff Park fills up with screaming ghouls hopped up on sugar. And YOU are going to need a healthy snack (and a strong alcoholic beverage) to survive it. Stop by Ava's to pick up the essentials. (P.S. We also sell hand wipes.)