Speckling the Hollywood Farmer’s Market with pink, orange, yellow and purple hues, the over thirty varieties of local tomatoes will be celebrated at the Annual Peak of Summer Tomato Festival. Haven’t tried a Cherokee, Pineapple, Great White, Early Girl or Green Zebra tomato before? Stop by for a sample, learn how to sun dry tomatoes, watch cooking demos, pick up free tomato recipes, have Amy Goldman sign her new book “The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table” and taste some of Chef E’s heirloom tomato juices.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
9am-11am: Amy Goldman book signing, “The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table”
9am-12noon: Free samples of 30+ tomato varieties and tomato sun drying tips
10am-12noon: Chef E prepares heirloom tomato juices
11am-1pm: Cooking demos
MARKET HOURS: 8am-1pm
ADMISSION: Free
WHERE: Hollywood Farmer’s Market
ADDRESS: corner of Ivar & Selma, Hollywood, Los Angeles 90028
FARMER’S MARKET WEBSITE: www.farmernet.com
| Sunday, September 7, 2008 |
