Small ripe eggplants ready to be harvested - Yuliia Bilousova/Getty Images A bad reputation can follow you for the rest of your life, but that's nothing compared to what some plants have endured. For ...

This summer, our tomatoes haven’t been great, but it’s been a banner year for eggplants (Solanum melongena). Have you ever wondered how eggplants got their name? What’s ‘eggy’ about a long, ...

Bloggers Todd Porter and Diane Cu turn slender Japanese eggplant into shatter-crisp bites: panko-coated slices fried in minutes. A dip in soy sauce highlights their creamy centers. Ready in 30 minutes ...

As much as I love eggplant, it’s not an ingredient showcased in the recipes I’ve shared in my published columns and cookbooks during the past two decades plus. In a November 2018 Tribune column, I ...

We're debunking the myth of bitter eggplant and setting the record straight about when to salt and when to skip.