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Italian Black Summer Truffles
Black summer truffles are more subtle than the winter variety. Shave truffle over cooked potatoes, toss with herbs and a shallot vinaigrette. Thinly shave truffle over scrambled eggs.
Spring Onions
Spring onions are most often utilized raw. The whole onion can be flash blanched and grilled, which brings out more the robust and sweet elements of the onions, and makes them a bolder pair for fish and meats
Seasons/Availability
Red Grape tomatoes are available year round with a peak season during late summer.
Current Facts
Red Grape tomatoes distinguish themselves from other Cherry tomato varieties by their oval shape, which is actually a natural occurring mutation that was first discovered in the early 1900's. Tomato breeders reported the segregation of a oval tomato fruit characterized by a constriction at the ends of the fruit. It was discovered that this was due to a gene known as the "ovate" gene. However, the origin of this spontaneous mutation is unknown. It is these naturally occurring mutations, though, that are essential to the transformative evolution of small, inconspicuous berries of wild tomatoes into the 6,000 known modern tomato varieties. In fact, there are now dozens of Grape tomato varieties, both heirloom and hybrid with names such as Five Star, Jolly Elf, Scarlet Fizz and the heritage variety, Riesentraube, known as the original grape tomato variety from Pennsylvania circa 1856.
Description/Taste
Red Grape tomato varieties share several common characteristics. They are petit, glossy and thin-skinned with a juicy flesh bearing two seed cavities. Red Grape tomatoes are known for being small but big on flavor. The tomato plants produce dense, healthy foliage which converts more sunlight into sugars and other flavorful components, providing for a memorably rich, complex and sweet mouthful.
Applications
Red Grape tomatoes can be used in any given recipe, fresh, hot or cold, calling for Cherry tomatoes or simply, tomatoes. More importantly though, their first and foremost use is for fresh eating. Raw Red Cherry tomatoes are quintessential salad and salsa tomatoes. Mature fruits can be processed and cooked to make ketchup, compotes and jams. They can also be blanched, pureed and made into soups, sauces and sorbets. Pair Red Grape tomatoes with companion ingredients that also happen to be in season.
Geography/History
Although oval shaped tomatoes had been a garden variety tomato for over a century, the first “grape tomatoes" were grown in 1994 by Andrew Chu in Florida, USA. Chu received “Santa F1” tomato seeds from Known-You Seed Company in Taiwan. Chu turned the seeds into a commercially significant tomato crop that he dubbed “grape tomatoes” – a term that Chu invented to distinguish the variety from cherry tomatoes. He also recognized the significant value in exclusivity and protecting innovation so he filed for a trademark on his new invention: "grape tomatoes". He received a U.S. trademark in March 2000 for grape tomatoes. Even though Chu owned the trademark, Procacci Brothers Sales Corp. challenged Chu’s trademark rights in federal court, arguing that the registration should be cancelled because “grape tomatoes” was merely a descriptive term. Chu walked away from the fight with an abandoned trademark and the rest of the world free to use the term "grape tomatoes".
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| We Olive La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-551-8250 |
| Chart House Restaurant Cardiff | Cardiff-by-the-Sea CA | 760-436-4044 |
| Fishery | San Diego CA | 858-272-9985 |
| JR Produce | San Diego CA | 858-270-3857 |
| Georges at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-454-4244 |
| Delta Zeta | San Diego CA | 858-337-7536 |
| The Bristol Hotel | San Diego CA | 877-784-6835 |
| US Grant Hotel Grill | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| California Grinders | San Diego CA | 619-544-1661 |
| Rancho Valencia | Del Mar CA | 858-756-1123 |
| Crush | Solana Beach CA | 858-481-2787 |
| The Kebab Shop (Mira Mesa) | San Diego CA | 858-586-0499 |
| Jack & Giulio's | San Diego CA | 619-294-2074 |
| Point Loma Seafood | San Diego CA | 619-223-1109 |
| Rubicon Deli Pacific Beach | San Diego CA | 858-488-3354 |
| Real Food & Spirits | Solana Beach CA | 858-793-7325 |
| Turf Supper Club | San Diego CA | (619) 234-6363 |
| Donovan's Prime Seafood | San Diego CA | 619-906-4850 |
| Blue Point / Coastal Cuisine | San Diego CA | 619-233-6623 |
| Union Kitchen & Tap | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2337 |
| Carnitas Snack Shack | San Diego CA | 619-294-7675 |
| Counterpoint | San Diego CA | (619) 564-6722 |
| Hooleys Irish Pub La Mesa | La Mesa CA | 619-713-6900 |
| Mille Fleurs | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-9085 |
| Croces | San Diego CA | 619-233-4355 |
| Lodge at Torrey Pines Grill | San Diego CA | 858-453-4420 |
| Crust Pizzeria | Carlsbad CA | 760-944-1111 |
| Azucar | San Diego CA | 619-523-2020 |
| Ohana Catering | San Diego CA | 858-278-1043 |
| Estancia Adobe | San Diego CA | 858-550-1000 |
| The Kebab Shop (Encinites) | Encinitas CA | 760-634-9822 |
| The Wild Thyme Company | San Diego CA | 858-527-0226 |
| Bacci | San Diego CA | 619-275-2094 |
| Alchemy Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-255-0616 |
| Four Seasons Residence Club | Carlsbad CA | 760 603 3700 |
| Hotel La Jolla & Cusp Bar | La Jolla CA | 858-459-0261 |
| The Pearl Hotel | San Diego CA | 877-732-7573 |
| Bo Beau Kitchen & Bar | San Diego CA | 619-224-2884 |
| Gauchito Grill | San Marcos CA | 858-705-1747 |
| The Kebab Shop Mission Valley | San Diego CA | 619-491-0279 |
| Urbn Pizza | San Diego CA | 619-255-7300 |
| The Market by Buon Appetito | San Diego CA | 619-237-1335 |
| Lafayette Hotel | San Diego CA | 619-296-2101 |
| Pacifica Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-792-0505 |
| Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-1582 |
| Union Tribune | San Diego CA | 619-299-3131 |
| Bread & Cie Café | San Diego CA | 619-683-9322 |
| Rubicon Deli India Street | San Diego CA | 619-200-4201 |
| Vine Cottage | La Mesa CA | 619-465-0138 |
| Acqua Al 2 Ristorante | San Diego CA | 619-230-0382 |
| Maderas Golf Club | Poway CA | 858-451-8100 |
| Empire House Urban Palate | San Diego CA | 619-278-8175 |
| Papa Luna's Empanadas | San Diego CA | 858-255-8875 |
| Village Vino | San Diego CA | 619-546-8466 |
| Bridges (at El Cajon Blvd) | San Diego CA | 619-501-9448 |
| Chez Loma | Coronado CA | 619-435-0661 |
| All American Grill | San Diego CA | 619-296-9600 |
| Tapenade | San Diego CA | 858-551-7500 |
| La Costa Resort & Spa | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-7063 |
| Wine Vault & Bistro | San Diego CA | 619-295-3939 |
| Marriott Gaslamp | San Diego CA | 619-696-0234 x6051 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Achio | San Diego CA | 310-402-6195 |
| Piatti | San Diego CA | 858-454-1589 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Kappa Delta | San Diego CA | 510-512-2213 |
| Vista Valley | Vista CA | 760-758-2800 |
| Isola Pizza Bar | San Diego CA | 619-255-4230 |
| Kecho's Café | San Diego CA | 619-225-9043 |
| Toast Catering | san diego CA | 858.208.9422 |
| Paradise Point Resort Main Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Puesto | Country Club CA | 858-775-2289 |
| Come On In UCSD | La Jolla CA | 858-657-9166 |
| Azul La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-454-9677 |
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| Brothers Café & Catering | San Diego CA | 619-595-0295 |
| Table 926 | San Diego CA | 858-539-0926 |
| Paradise Point Resort Barefoot | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Urban Solace | San Diego CA | 619-295-6464 |
| Handlery Hotel & Resort | San Diego CA | 619-298-0511 |
| Cowboy Star | San Diego CA | 619-450-5880 |
| Bertrand at Mr A's | San Diego CA | 619-239-1377 |
| La Costa Glen North | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1436 |
| Convention Center East | San Diego CA | 619-525-5832 |
| Bee Green Diet | San Diego CA | 858-551-1104 |
| Delicia's | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-8000 |
| Nordstrom Westfield Escondido (#364) | Escondido CA | 760-740-0170 |
| World Famous | San Diego CA | 858-272-3100 |
| Tipsy Crow | San Diego CA | 619-338-9300 |
| The Kebab Shop (Downtown) | San Diego CA | 619-525-0055 |
| La Costa Legends | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-7063 |
| Gro Café | San Diego CA | 619-253-8311 |
| Roy's La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-455-1616 |
| La Valencia | San Diego CA | 858-551-3750 |
| Fish Market Downtown | San Diego CA | 619-232-3474 |
| Raglan Public House | San Diego CA | 619-794-2304 |
| Cal A Vie | Vista CA | 760-945-2055 |
| Beaumont's | San Diego CA | 858-459-0474 |
| The Kebab Shop Rancho Bernardo | San Diego CA | 858-451-1434 |
| Dolce Pane & Vino | Del Mar CA | 858-832-1518 |
| Embassy Suites Downtown | San Diego CA | 619-239-2400 ext 700 |
| Nine - Ten | San Diego CA | 858-964-5400 |
| Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront & Spa | Carlsbad CA | 760-602-0800 |
| Supannee House of Thai | San Diego CA | 619-795-8424 |
| Ebisu Sushi Bar | San Diego CA | 619-297-3119 |
| Boat House Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-0155 |
| Convivial Catering | San Diego CA | 760-828-8762 |
| Golden Door | San Marcos CA | 760-761-4142 |
| Ki's Kitchen Commissary | Carlsbad CA | 760-438-8606 |
| La Jolla Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-9601 |
| Solana Beach Presbyterian Church | Solana Beach CA | 858-509-2580 |
| Crosby National Golf Club LLC | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-227-0172 |
| Sea Rocket Bistro | San Diego CA | 619-255-7049 |
| San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 619-758-6334 |
| Sapori | Coronado CA | 619-319-5696 |
| Great Maple | San Diego CA | 619-255-2282 |
| 100 wines | San Diego CA | 619-491-0100 |
| Red Door Restaurant & Wine Bar | San Diego CA | 619-295-6000 |
| Davanti Enoteca | San Diego CA | 858-519-5060 |
| Woody's Solana Beach | Solana Beach CA | 858-345-1740 |
| Jake's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-2002 |
| Pacific Athletic Club | San Diego CA | 858-509-0700 |
| Belmont Park Entertainment | San Diego CA | 858-228-9283 |
| The Bier Garden | Encinitas CA | 760-632-2437 |
| The Australian Grill | Carlsbad CA | 858-222-9328 |
| Victoria Mahdion | San Diego CA | 619-987-3304 |
| Chef de Cuisine | San Diego CA | 619-248-0538 |
| Claire's on Cedros | Solana Beach CA | 858-259-8597 |
| Waters Catering | San Diego CA | 619-276-8803 ex 4 |
| D Bar SoCal | San Diego CA | 619-632-7644 |
| The Kebab Shop Little Italy | San Diego CA | 619-550-5481 |
| Great News Cooking School | San Diego CA | 888-478-2433 |
| San Diego Culinary Institute Inc. | La Mesa CA | 619-644-2100 |
| Barbarella | San Diego CA | 858-454-7373 |
| The Lion Share | San Diego CA | 619-564-6924 |
| Monello | San Diego CA | 619-501-0030 |
| The Farm House Cafe | San Diego CA | 619-269-9662 |
| The Field Irish Pub & Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-232-9840 |
| Na Pizza | San Diego CA | 858-380-6791 |
| Caffe Calabria Coffee Roasting Company | San Diego CA | 619-683-7787 |
| Bernard'O Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-487-7171 |
| The Crossings | Carlsbad CA | 760-444-1800 |
| Hyatt Islandia | San Diego CA | 619-224-1234 |
| Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center | National City CA | 619-434-4281 |
| Misha Cafe & Juice Bar | San Diego CA | 619-795-3488 |
| Amici's East Coast Pizzeria | San Diego CA | 858-729-9988 |
| Hilton Garden Inn | San Diego CA | 858-720-9500 |
| Hilton San Diego Gaslamp | San Diego CA | 619-231-4040 |
| Marriott Courtyard | San Diego CA | 619-446-3008 |
| Blue Ribbon Artisan Pizzeria | Encinitas CA | 760-634-7671 |
| Tin Leaf Frsh Kitchen | Carlsbad CA | 619-236-1299 |
| Hard Rock Hotel Main Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-702-3000 |
| Herringbone | La Jolla CA | 858-459-0221 |
| Mission Bay Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 858-488-0501 x14 |
| Saiko Sushi | Coronado CA | 619-435-0868 |
| Market Creek Events | San Diego CA | 619-527-6161 |
| Toast Enoteca Cucina | San Diego CA | 619-269-4342 |
| Solace & the Moonlight Lounge | Encinitas CA | 760-753-2433 |
| Juan Chou | San Diego CA | 619-487-0455 |
| La Costa Glen South | Carlsbad CA | FRONT: 760-704-1000 |
| Mothers Ocean Beach | San Diego CA | 619-221-8100 |
| Chaplos Restaurants & Bar | San Diego CA | 619-798-3888 frdesk |
| US Grant Hotel Main | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Gossip Grill | San Diego CA | 619-260-8023 |
| Zel's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-0076 |
| Carolyn J. Fisher | San Diego CA | 858-274-1129 |
| Currant | San Diego CA | 619-702-6309 |
| Qero | Encinitas CA | 760-753-9050 |
| Top of the Market | San Diego CA | 619-234-4867 |
| Uptown Tavern | San Diego CA | 619-203-8584 |
| The Country Club Of Rancho Bernardo | San Diego CA | 858-451-9100 |
| Nordstrom Horton Plaza (#362) | San Diego CA | 602-741-6102 |
| Stevie's Catering | San Diego CA | 619-298-7706 |
| Wyndham SD Bayside | San Diego CA | 619-232-3861 |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House DT | San Diego CA | 619-233-1422 |
| Fratelli's Italian Kitchen | Oceanside CA | 760-696-9007 |
| Casino Pauma | PAUMA VALLEY CA | 760-891-7961 |
| Gingham | La Mesa CA | 619-797-1922 |
| Analog | San Diego CA | 619-233-1183 |
| Bernardo Heights Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-487-4022 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Red Grape Cherry Tomatoes. One
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