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    Good Food

    Tomato Obsession

    Gardener Bill Anderson is so obsessed with tomatoes that he's grown 10,850 tomatoes so far this season at his home garden. He recently got married and there was even a tomato theme at the wedding. From the vine in a garden full of tomatoes to the table, and the stove! Musical break: Rosasolis by the Penguin Café Orchestra

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

    Gardener Bill Anderson is so obsessed with tomatoes that he's grown 10,850 tomatoes so far this season at his home garden. He recently got married and there was even a tomato theme at the wedding.

    From the vine

    in a garden full of tomatoes

    to the table,

    and the stove!

    Musical break: Rosasolis by the Penguin Café Orchestra

    The full episode

    4 of 9
    Intelligentsia Coffee; Tomato Obsession; Frozen Margarita
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Eggplant Ideas
    3. 15:00Intelligentsia Coffee
    4. 22:00Tomato ObsessionYou’re reading this
    5. 29:00Buy a Water Meter
    6. 36:00Disaster Food Preparedness
    7. 43:00Frozen Margarita Ice Pops
    8. 47:00Salvadoran Culinary Roots
    9. 53:00Two Angry Moms
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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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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    4 of 9
    Intelligentsia Coffee; Tomato Obsession; Frozen Margarita
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Eggplant Ideas
    3. 15:00Intelligentsia Coffee
    4. 22:00Tomato ObsessionYou’re reading this
    5. 29:00Buy a Water Meter
    6. 36:00Disaster Food Preparedness
    7. 43:00Frozen Margarita Ice Pops
    8. 47:00Salvadoran Culinary Roots
    9. 53:00Two Angry Moms
    Back to Good Food