Why The Priest Fainted: An Ode To Eggplant

This fruit commonly used as vegetable is perhaps less loved in the U.S. than in India and the Mideast, where food writer Monica Bhide grew up. But after years of presenting different renditions to American friends and family, she's found ways to woo the eggplant skeptics -- including these spice-laden recipes and tips.

Urbanite

Over the course of the two-week-long U.S. Open, more than 720,000 fans will pass through the gates at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center — most of them hungry.

Great moments on the grill: The winner . . .

A big, juicy, three-layer burger, dripping with special sauce. A sweet little boy wearing a chef's hat and apron, flipping burgers with a spatula. A goofy wave from the cook at a grill, tipping his spatula, surrounded by snow.

Cooking with my BFF, Mama Sita

What is Filipino food and do I know how to cook it, my American friends ask. I tell them that our food is a reflection of our history. It has been influenced by the Malays, Chinese, Spaniards, and Americans who came to visit and stayed for a while… or longer.

Worldly recipes served with a slice of Jewish history

Taiglach came along with Tina Wasserman when she moved to Dallas in the 1980s. Wasserman didn’t actually transport clumps of the sticky pastries whose dough is wrapped around nuts and simmered in honey syrup.