Our head spokesperson Ben Lobenstein was invited to be a guest on Comcast Newsmakers a few weeks ago. Watch him talking up the contest and the Tomato Festival with Jack Hanson. Check out the video below… In case the player above doesn’t work, here is the direct link to the YouTube page – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uxdKcv1O4I

Fresh of the presses at the local Fairfield Daily Republic. PDF from the Online Edition (color photo) PDF from the Print Copy Enjoy all!

We have secured reduced rates at our wonderful and local – Hilton Garden Inn 2200 Gateway Court Fairfield, CA 94533 (707) 426-6900 Rate is $109+tax/night Call the hotel directly and ask the reservation agent to give you the Tomato Festival Rate. You will not be able to get this rate online or via any other [...]

We are getting asked quite frequently if a contestant can turn in insanely hot (spicy hot, not temp hot) salsa or chili. Our official answer is we’d really rather you not. You should be shooting for mild to medium, so don’t leave out the spice, just don’t over do it. Our judges have not taken [...]

It’s the Tomato ____(blank)____ Category – (optional and included with Championship entry) Get creative! The main rules to keep in mind are as follows: Must contain tomato as a main ingredient, i.e. Salsa, Soup/Bisque, Caprese Salad, Stuffed Tomatoes, etc. What won’t work are things like (for example only) meatloaf, sun dried tomato crusted protein. The [...]

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