Baked aubergines can be an exciting side, or main dish when paired with a large salad – plus they're ready in 25 minutes

Get the inside track on the world’s top city breaks from the team at Spotted by Locals

Tejal Rao explores the food that helps Muslims to overcome the ultimate test of willpower

Eid takes place later this month, so celebrate in true Indian style with this trio of recipes

Part of the legume family, they're hardy and can grow in almost any climate, and are at their peak from June to September. So make sure they’re crisp and fresh to make the best of their flavour

From a Ginchester in Winchester to sipping the most British of drinks on a rooftop in Cambridge, here’s our round-up of the month’s best events

Around the core of wine vinegar and olive oil, herbs and honey, variations such as tomato can bring a salad to life splendidly

It is possible for a slab of meat or fish to be complete without a sauce but then the right sauce can transport that meal into another galaxy

Kitchen masterclass: in the fourth part of our collaboration with Leiths School of Food and Wine we are learning how to make vinaigrettes and their many variations

British cherries’ unmistakable flavour can make all the difference to both sweet and savoury dishes. Here are five choice picks from some of the UK’s best chefs

Looking for inspiration next time you browse the aisles or websites, here are a few fruity and chocolate-y tips

Chocolate as we know it has little to do with cacao and in the end the growers of cacao beans suffer at the hands of mass market chocolate producers. But ethically sourced chocolate is not impossible, says Julia Platt Leonard, who meets one producer dedicated to being transparent as possible

This week on Saturday brunch Rachael Pells visits Jar Kitchen in London’s West End, and we try out a colourful and novel pancake recipe

We ate a lot in the process

British Dietetic Association spokesperson Kiri Elliott reveals how to know if that organic, low-fat snack bar in your bag is all it's cracked up to be 

But Ella insists the flowers are fine, as long as you don't eat the sap or the rest of the plant

Could this be what dreams are made of?

British diners would be locked up for crimes such as dipping pizza in ketchup, if despairing Italians chefs could police their food

Perfect as a sharing dish, this plate is ideal for summer

This week in Brunch on Saturday, Emma Henderson visits a new brunch concept with unlimited bubbles and food and we try making a healthy green vegetarian bowl from the Green Kitchen at Home cookbook