EditorialBeef with eggplant caviar, black sesame sauce and mint at Des Terres, a corner bistro in the rapidly gentrifying district of Belleville in Paris, June 27, 2023. (Joann Pai/The New York Times)
EditorialCrispy polenta with marinated eggplant, a one standout dish at Boia De restaurant, in Miami, on June 15, 2022. (Scott Baker/The New York Times)
EditorialClockwise from top left: eggplant, okra, Gullah rice and grilled chicken at Gilliard Farms in coastal Brunswick, Ga. on July 31, 2021. (Rinne Allen/The New York Times)
EditorialChintan Pandya at Dhamaka, the Manhattan follow-up to his acclaimed Queens restaurant Adda, in New York, Nov. 29, 2020. (Jenny Huang/The New York Times)