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February 15, 2014 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a
Posts: 1,109
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I do have seeds of that pulled out, Fred Hemple had mentioned that they were selling it green as Cetriolo tomatoes and my main restaurant customer is an Italian one that likes doing interesting dishes.
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...speckled roman I don't think it's going to suffer from the same issues as the larger slicers, and especially not if they do want to use them green. |
February 15, 2014 | #17 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
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As a chef which I am not I can't imagine not wanting to go a step beyond the rest in food.
If a person was to turn their nose up at a strange looking tomato then they dont need to be eating there. They need to go to a fast food joint. Of all of the tomatoes with great taste I have grown people go gaga over the pretty ones regardless of the taste. People eat with their eyes as much as taste and a good chef knows that. I have had about a million people tell me I should open up a restaurant. My answer is sure and take the fun out of cooking and go broke. Worth Last edited by Worth1; February 15, 2014 at 06:46 PM. |
May 15, 2014 | #18 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 54
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We get $1.75/lb for our cherry/grape tomatoes. Usually sell a few hundred lbs a week to each chef and deliver two to three times per week. Remember they are running a business and most will be unwilling to pay much more than they pay to the institutional supplier (Sysco in our neck of the woods). These prices are fine with us. They are still much better than wholesale. |
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