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    Good Food

    Heirloom Tomatomania

    Green Grape Variety Purple Russian Variety Scott Daigre is the producer of Tomatomania , a nationwide tomato seedling sale.  Look out for these heirloom varieties in the market: Green Grape: Small cherry or grape variety that's yellow with green striping and splotches. Purple Russian: Egg-sized Roma shape, deep mauve color with…

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Green Grape Variety

    Purple Russian Variety

    Scott Daigre is the producer of Tomatomania, a nationwide tomato seedling sale. Look out for these heirloom varieties in the market:

    Green Grape: Small cherry or grape variety that's yellow with green striping and splotches.

    Purple Russian: Egg-sized Roma shape, deep mauve color with same on inside. Thick walls but not as much mass as a true Roma type.

    Jaune Flamee: Golf ball sized, tangerine colored saladette.

    Dr. Wyche's Yellow: A great big golden yellow heirloom beefsteak, flat with ribs

    Music Break: Radioactivity by Senor Coconut y su Conjunto

    The full episode

    7 of 9
    Getting Kids to Eat; Summer Cookbooks; Duck Feet; Melons
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:11Dinner at the Carlsons
    3. 13:55Feeding Baby
    4. 19:49De-boned Duck Feet
    5. 27:20Food Paparazzi
    6. 32:56Edible Jewelry
    7. 37:42Heirloom TomatomaniaYou’re reading this
    8. 45:27Summer Reading
    9. 52:06Birria Jalisciense
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Candace Moyer

      Producer of Good Food and Special Projects

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    7 of 9
    Getting Kids to Eat; Summer Cookbooks; Duck Feet; Melons
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:11Dinner at the Carlsons
    3. 13:55Feeding Baby
    4. 19:49De-boned Duck Feet
    5. 27:20Food Paparazzi
    6. 32:56Edible Jewelry
    7. 37:42Heirloom TomatomaniaYou’re reading this
    8. 45:27Summer Reading
    9. 52:06Birria Jalisciense
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