As part of the campaign, restaurants, chefs and bartenders submit photos and details on their dishes or drinks featuring local/heirloom tomatoes. Patrons can then vote on their favorite posted items and the dish/drink with the most votes in each category will receive 100lbs of tomatoes from Limehouse Produce and a special tomato trophy. New this year, is a judging panel. Chef Frank Lee, food writer Eric Doksa and farmer Greg Johnsman will be selecting the top entries for the campaign, and along with the fan vote will select the overall winners.
Check out the results from out 2015 Tomato Trek here.
After a successful first year, EVO (Extra Virgin Oven) and Limehouse Produce will once again partner to organize the second annual “Nightshade Summer Social” on Monday, June 29. An event that celebrates the bounty of summertime produce, the two are excited to showcase products from area farms.
Starting at 5:30PM, EVO’s Executive Chef Blake McCormick will offer a menu featuring heavy hors d’oeuvres and made to order pizzas highlighting a variety of local summer produce. There will also be local beer by Holy City Brewery, wine and live music.
The event cost is $50 per person, kids under six are free and those ages 6-12 are $15. For more information, visit www.limehouseproduce.flywheelsites.com. For tickets, please visit http://charleston.strangertickets.com/events/24987584/second-annual-8220nightshade-summer-social8221-at-evo-pizzeria.