Heirloom Tomato Primer: Add Some Sophistication to Your Caprese Salad

Few things say summer like the taste of a fresh, just-picked tomato. Not the dulled, processed flavor of tomatoes hybridized and gassed to tolerate long shipping distances and days spent on supermarket shelves, but the juicy, earthy richness of an honest-to-goodness heirloom tomato: a variety that has been around for decades – possibly centuries – and grows true from seed. Heirlooms run the gamut in color, shape (some varieties will look less like tomatoes and more like knobby alien creatures), and most importantly, taste. Read More