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Just remembered that today is the Heirloom Tomato Fesitival downtown at Bayard’s. I think they’re getting the tomatoes from Eberhard Muller’s organic farm out on Long Island. Should be a gorgeous day for it. Its...

I used a mix of heirloom tomatoes: Brandywine (red), Cherokee Purple, Green Zebra, Nebraska Wedding (orange), and Yellow Peach. It was gorgeous.

Even though heirlooms are prettier, I’ve been utterly enchanted by the dry-farmed EGs this season. To my palate, they are the perfect eating tomato and need no embellishment beyond some Maldon sea salt. They are...

on the specials), get a couple of sides, maybe dessert. Sunday night, my salad was heirloom tomatoes with avocado, serrano chiles, Maytag blue cheese and an aged balsamic. It was perhaps the nicest salad I’ve ever had at...

had chosen Mon Ami Gabi at Paris for the first outing. It was great to just walk over there, the evening was so mild that we could sit outside and the view at the Fountains is a great way to get yourself in a Vegas mood. Due to a...

“The Compleat Squash” (that’s how it’s spelled) by Amy Goldman, an expert on and grower of nany varieties of squash, including heirlooms. Her website is rareforms.com She has a new book on heirloom tomatoes...

I haven’t been, but the new Heirloom has been getting some good press. Do a control-f search for Heirloom. I believe there are some reviews. Link: http://www.heirloomnyc.com/

almonds and their cute clamshells of heirloom tomatoes and confetti baby potatoes. TJs rules!

My favorite way to make fresh tomato sauce with any type of tomato, at any time of year, is to roast the tomatoes first. This works equally well on July’s heirlooms as it does on February’s Holland imports. Slice em...

A book of interest for lovers of the Cucurbitaceae family is The Compleat Squash, by Amy Goldman (she also has books on melons and tomatoes). She is an expert in the history, cultivation, and cooking of heirloom varieties. I...

most likely not as we just managed our first visit 3 weeks ago (been there twice now). we’ll keep a lookout for you. : ) i did get my first taste of an heirloom tomato from one windmill on sunday and for a non-veggie guy, it...

had the perciatelli with heirloom tomatoes, green peppers and roasted garlic. to me, it wasn’t enough tomatoes and too many green peppers, but that’s just me — a tomato freak. my friend had the same, but...

to grow Winter Luxury Pie next year and try making a pie with it. Btw, Amy Goldman has a book called The Compleat Squash with gorgeous pictures of squashes by Victor Schrager. She drives me crazy by describing all of the...