Eggplant – to salt or not to salt, that is a most vexed question. You’ll read recipes that say salting draws out bitterness, but not all eggplant varieties are excessively bitter and modern cultivation has given us less bitter varieties across the board…

Radicchio. Do you ever find yourself gazing fondly at it and thinking, gee, you’re a really ace colour? We do. That magenta is unreal. We’re big on eating this bitter leafy veg, lapping it up in salads, pastas, risottos, soups and occasionally, we even enjoy it braised…

Should you refrigerate tomatoes? We’re glad you asked. Short answer; ‘not really’. Long answer; ‘it’s best to avoid if you can, but sometimes it can be necessary….