Dishes made with more than 30 kinds of heirloom tomatoes will be sold for $5 each.
The one bright spot is the heirloom tomatoes that some progressive farmers are now growing.
The most extreme example is the ultratrendy "heirloom tomatoes, levels 1-8."
So it's not surprising to see what has happened to the heirloom tomato this summer.
You can do that by growing some of your own food, even if it's an heirloom tomato in a pot.
It is not an heirloom tomato, despite often being mistakenly designated as one.
There are thousands of heirloom tomatoes alone, each with its characteristic color, shape, juice and taste.
"Today, it's the same people interested in heirloom tomatoes and Kobe beef."
Smart merchandisers are now growing heirloom tomatoes in California and shipping them east.
We are elitist gluttons, all right, but not because of heirloom tomatoes.