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Browse our library of fascinating articles, recipes and videos. From food and drink to history, culture and travel, be amazed at the journeys tomatoes have taken and enjoy the resulting fruits (pun intended).
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Salts of the World Part 6 of 8
Our next stop is Sicily, Italy where Sale Marino di Trapani (Sea salt of Trapani) is harvested along the coastal pans of Trapani, Paceco and Marsala. Here it is an age-old tradition for local melon and garlic farmers to spend their summers working in the salt pans as harvesters of this indigenous salt. The hot […]
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Salts of the World Part 5 of 8
One of the most rare salts I have come across in my research is Asin Tibuok sa Albur, or “Unbroken Salt of Albuquerque” which is an artisanal sea salt produced by traditional methods in the small town of Albuquerque on the island of Bohol, Philippines. It is so rare because of it’s long, involving process […]
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Salts of the World Part 4 of 8
Korean Bamboo Salt or “Jukyeom” is also a sun dried salt, but the authentic process that happens after harvest is what gives this salt it’s unique qualities. First, sun dried salt from the western coast of Korea is packed into bamboo stalks that are at least 3 years old or more and sealed with the […]
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Changing Young Lives through Culinary Careers
Careers through Culinary Arts Program names Karen Brosius as new president The Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) and Board Co-Chairs Marcus Samuelsson, award-winning chef and owner of the acclaimed Red Rooster Harlem restaurant and cookbook author, and Mark Weiss, chief investment officer of RFR Holding LLC, proudly announce that Karen Brosius has been appointed […]
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Interview with Joe Cannistraci
of Enoteca La Storia
Creating a Tomato Community and Culture There’s no doubt about it, Joe Cannistraci is passionate about tomatoes. You could even say tomato sauce runs in his veins. Born in New York and raised in the Garden State of New Jersey, Cannistraci first started growing tomatoes with his Sicilian grandfather in his large backyard garden. And […]
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Salts of the World Part 3
Part 3 of 8
Hawaii also offers several different types of salt, and because Hawaii is an island of its own, the waters near Hawaii impart their own distinctive flavor to the salt which cannot be found anywhere else in the world. All of the salts that come from Hawaii are produced through solar evaporation, but with the use […]
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Culinary Expert
Martha Hall Foose
Martha Hall Foose is an author, culinary educator, storyteller and Culinary Ambassador for the World Tomato Society.
Culinary Expert
Spencer Huey
Spencer sees food as a fertile medium for creating community.
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Cynthia Sandberg
Cynthia Sandberg is a cofounder of the World Tomato Society and founder of Love Apple Farms, originally in Ben Lomond, California (USA).
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Joe Cannistraci
Joe Cannistraci is co-owner and architect behind Enoteca La Storia’s success as an authentic Italian eatery and purveyor of fine wines from around the world.