On the thirteenth day, there was no eggplant dish at the table.

But maybe that eggplant dish is meant to be a bridge to the pastas, which are available in half orders.

Baba gannouj tastes more of sesame than smoke, and imam bayaldi, another eggplant dish, is rich with fennel, tomatoes and onions.

Another eggplant dish, deep-fried eggplant, though, was soggy and ordinary.

The restaurant offers a variety of skewered lamb entrees, as well as assorted kofte (grilled ground lamb) and a number of eggplant dishes.

Today the delicate eggplant dish, hunkar begendi, meaning royalty liked it, has become a national favorite and is found on most menus.

Babaganoosh comes from Darga as his family is from the middle-east where Baba ghanoush is the name of a local eggplant dish.

Now is the ideal time for eggplant dishes that are fragrant with fresh herbs.

Oiliness marred an entree called Tenafly moussaka, Mr. Gorant's take on the classic eggplant dish.

According to the federal government, Mr. Criscitelli has interests beyond churning out eggplant dishes and maintaining the espresso machine.