Chef Simon Bates of the Burger Stand at the Casbah delivers his eggplant and lamb meatloaf to the judges during the Chefs Challenge on Wednesday at the Douglas County Fair. Bates won the contest that ...

As my aunt Mary was departing her summer house in Maine, she left me there with some vacation inspiration. Walking out the door, she remarked, 'Oh, there's some baby eggplants in the fridge. You ...

MY FATHER could not cook. Not only did he lack any type of culinary skills necessary for survival, he also possessed the total inability to use common, everyday kitchen utensils that have been ...

In this next edition of the Staten Island Chef Challenge, we've got Peter Botros, proprietor of the Stone House at Clove Lake Park. And, for this guy, the Advance is handing off eggplant. Catch, Pete!

For a while, it seemed like it might be a tie between two professional chefs competing at Atria Newell Creek, a senior-living complex in Mentor. “They’re really both good dishes,” said retired ...

At a recent class I was teaching, one of the students said she was looking forward to fresh eggplant. I often hear this about tomatoes, but this is a first for eggplants. Eggplant will never hold the ...

Carson Daly can’t stand eggplant. His fiancée, food blogger and cook Siri Pinter, is determined to convert him, as well as fellow eggplant-hater Savannah Guthrie, tempting them in the TODAY Kitchen ...

An eggplant can sit for days on the kitchen counter looking vibrant and voluptuous; my eyes glide over it as if it were made of wax. As a chef-educator I’m required to give respect to each piece of ...

This week’s share included an eggplant. I considered an eggplant parmesan dish or lasagna, but there was too much else on the calendar for that kind of effort. This eggplant sandwich is easy, fast and ...

Try this hearty, delicious vegetable and cheese dish from Donna Elick, winner of the latest Home Chef Challenge round. Learn more about Donna and enter the competition or vote on the latest round and ...