NIBBLES

For sheer pleasure, try cornbread-battered fried red tomato slices (especially in a sandwich) or tomato upside down cornbread.

Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest, like this suggestion from a reader:

“Whole ripe tomato. Cut stem off flat. Lots of Parm cheese and black pepper on top. Microwave until it’s mush. Eat with a spoon.”

For chef Hosea Rosenberg of Boulder’s Blackbelly Market, tomato season includes a cherished daily ritual. “My favorite way to enjoy tomatoes is to go out in the garden with my daughter, Sophie, and watch her pick and eat cherry tomatoes,” he says.

FINDING LOCAL TOMATOES: FARMSTAND GUIDE

We’ve upgraded the recently published Boulder Weekly guide to Boulder County’s roadside farm stands with a digital map. The map makes it easy to plan your tomato finding route: bit.ly/2023FarmStands

LOCAL FOOD NEWS: NEW LOUISVILLE PANADERIA

● JP’s Cuisine is open at 1631 Pace St. in Longmont, former site of Nicolo’s Pizza

● Panaderia Tradicional Y Neveria is serving Mexican baked goods and sweets at 1312 Centaur Village Drive in Lafayette.

● Got trees full of apples you’re not going to harvest? Contact Community Fruit Rescue now to schedule a harvest by volunteers: fruitrescue.org/ treeowners.html

CULINARY CALENDAR: A WINE TIME AT ALTITUDE

The Nederland Jazz & Wine Festival, Aug. 26 in Chipeta Park, is a relaxed mountain event featuring live jazz, food trucks and unlimited tastings from 15 local wineries, five distilleries, two breweries and five non-alcohol beverage makers. Profits support Nederland Area Seniors. Tickets: NedToGo.com

WORDS TO CHEW ON: BEAUTY OF UGLY

“I love judging food by its smell and feel and taste. The healthiest tomato isn’t always the perfect one that’s been covered in pesticides.”

— Sheherazade Goldsmith

John Lehndorff hosts Radio Nibbles Thursdays on KGNUFM. Listen to podcasts at: bit.ly/RadioNibbles