Tomato plants are closing out the summer with one last “oomph!” of patio gems and big beefy Tasty Tomatoes. If you’re caprese’d and tomato-sandwiched out, tap our board for new tempters starting with a homemade bloody mary mix that’s right on time for tailgating. Guaranteed smash hits include country tomato and bacon pie, quinoa and spinach stuffed tomatoes, roasted pesto melt (great way to use the basil before it bolts) and Parmesan tomato chips. When your basket overflows, make fresh tomato sauce. Country rustic tomato and egg dish Basque Pipérade uses canned tomatoes, but we won’t tell. It’s all good.
If you're one of the lucky ones who nabbed a ticket to Attack of the Killer Tomato Fest at JCT. Kitchen this Sunday, bring your phone along and keep up on Instagram at @attackofthekillertomatofest. Take some fun photos and tag us! If you won't be there, we'll miss you! Check out the page for pics of tomato dishes and cocktails, bands, and people having a blast.
Make this Memorial Day one to remember with flavorful foods that
will leave everyone feeling stress-free and satisfied. Celebrate those who have served while serving
up summer-style foods from our Beachy Bites Pinterest board. Watermelon krispie
treats, margarita cookies and tomato salad will keep everyone refreshingly full
while kicking off vacation season!
We'll take 'em, lots of them. Plump, sun-worshipping, vine-ripe tomatoes to slice, dice, drip juice down our chins and stain our tank tops. This week's Attack of the Killer Tomato Festival is homegrown tomato nirvana. Our pins are ripe for the picking!
Anybody who
knows me well knows that I LOVE tomato season. You’ll find me outside happily
nurturing multiple tomato varieties in my garden, eating tomato sandwiches for
days on end (only white bread will do) and of course, making plans to
attend Attack of the
Killer Tomato Festival at JCT. Kitchen
& Bar! This annual tomato celebration and fundraiser for GeorgiaOrganics lands on Sunday, July 22 this year and I can hardly wait to see what
Atlanta’s best chefs and mixologists will whip up with my favorite summer crop.
Add a fun afternoon of live music, celebrity judges & mingling with friends
and it’s a no-brainer. Tickets go on sale today
and always go quickly, so head over and pick yours while they’re ripe for the
picking.
You'd have to be living under a rock not to know that now's the time to eat tomatoes! Everyone is blogging about them, putting photos of juicy blt's on their Facebook pages, and all the restaurants are doing tomato events. Is this the best time of the year or what?
LaTavola has been doing TomatoFeast for several years now. Chef Craig Richards always gets creative with the menu and it really should not be missed. But speaking of missing it, the specials end on Saturday, August 8.
They have a 3-course menu (with choices) that is $29 (a deal!) or you can just order what you want a la carte. I took a look and made my selections:
Crispy Pig's Trotter, frisee and plum tomato preserve
Bucatini, tomatoes, anchovies, mint, Parmesan, black pepper
As I wrote yesterday, I recently prepared a dinner celebrating the tomato. This week a couple of Atlanta restaurants will be hosting their annual dinners honoring the apple of love as well.
Chef Michael Tuohy will feature a rich variety of some of the state's best tomatoes for Woodfire Grill's6th Annual Tomato Dinner on Wednesday, July 30. The four-course tomato menu, complete with wine pairings, runs $65 per person excluding tax and gratuity. Come join Chef Tuohy at his last tomato dinner in Atlanta. He's California-bound in August, moving west to open Grange in the Citizen Hotel, a boutique hotel near the state capitol in Sacramento. Tomato Dinner spaces are limited so call now to reserve your spot: 404-347- 9055. Woodfire Grill is located at 1782 Cheshire Bridge Road.
La Tavola Trattoria's Tomatofest runs from July 30 through August 9 with a special menu put together by Executive Chef Craig Richards with heirloom tomatoes from Dillwood Farms in Loganville. The Tomatofest menu is available à la carte ($6 - $21) or for the prix fixe cost of $39 per person. Drool over the menu offerings online. The video below features Richards making the heirloom tomato, peach and fennel salad from the menu. Enjoy Tomatofest dishes nightly at La Tavola Trattoria, 992 Virginia Avenue, NE; 404-873-5430.
