Here's a chef's advice on buying eggplants at the grocery store -- which varieties should you buy, and which factors should ...

with a small lobster, with shrimp, or with bottarga (the dried roe of the mullet or tuna fish), a speciality of Sicily and Sardinia Cut the eggplants into half-inch cubes. Heat 1 inch vegetable ...

They were purple or white, very thin, with a very distinct, powerful flavor. Modern carrots are orange, thicker, brighter, and crunchy. Wild eggplants had spines — today's eggplant connects to ...