tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post1224242810679837768..comments2023-11-05T20:18:59.869+08:00Comments on House of Annie: Getting Buzzed at TomatoFestNate @ House of Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00999631992214200998noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-20967110140183014422008-09-20T16:03:00.000+08:002008-09-20T16:03:00.000+08:00@Dani - the cost of the ticket is not a small thin...@Dani - the cost of the ticket is not a small thing but it is well worth it.Nate @ House of Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999631992214200998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-5018775451982676342008-09-20T05:50:00.000+08:002008-09-20T05:50:00.000+08:00Those baskets of heirloom tomatoes are moving me i...Those baskets of heirloom tomatoes are moving me in strange ways. How I love tomatoes. <BR/><BR/>But OMG $95 a ticket!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-52294839480502702832008-09-19T14:48:00.000+08:002008-09-19T14:48:00.000+08:00@Giff - thanks!@Giff - thanks!Nate @ House of Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999631992214200998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-45914520395961578902008-09-19T04:36:00.000+08:002008-09-19T04:36:00.000+08:00Killer photos Nate-n-Annie! Love itKiller photos Nate-n-Annie! Love itGiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707304363683428207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-81161233044030899432008-09-17T15:18:00.000+08:002008-09-17T15:18:00.000+08:00@Robert - where is your blog, anyway?@Queen Jenn -...@Robert - where is your blog, anyway?<BR/><BR/>@Queen Jenn - Can we trade? I've never been to Florida!<BR/><BR/>@Koko - Hi, kokolita! *waves* thanks for the compliment!Nate @ House of Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999631992214200998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-13764503420127262102008-09-17T15:16:00.000+08:002008-09-17T15:16:00.000+08:00@Nina - thanks!@ICook4Fun - If you go, go hungry!@...@Nina - thanks!<BR/><BR/>@ICook4Fun - If you go, go hungry!<BR/><BR/>@LFox - It wasn't all country club people - some of the attendees were just regular folk who love tomatoes.<BR/><BR/>@Michelle - LOL too funny.<BR/><BR/>Nothing stopping you from just flying out for a couple of weeks surrounding this event.Nate @ House of Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999631992214200998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-83461109919340089272008-09-17T05:53:00.000+08:002008-09-17T05:53:00.000+08:00Your photos as always Nate are over the top great....Your photos as always Nate are over the top great. <BR/><BR/>I would have been happy to pay $95.00 to attend such an event. I'm even happier you were able to attend gratis. Great goingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-6502771348004017252008-09-17T05:23:00.000+08:002008-09-17T05:23:00.000+08:00WOW! Those are some gorgeous tomatoes! I need to s...WOW! Those are some gorgeous tomatoes! I need to spend some nice long time on the West coast!Thistlemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898600488153652504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-24111404219534573462008-09-17T01:34:00.000+08:002008-09-17T01:34:00.000+08:00From now on, I am having Nate photograph the tomat...From now on, I am having Nate photograph the tomato pics I post on the web. I am only saying that too many folks think good produce and growing your own is out of reach. I would like to see it made more accessible to people. Just a point of view, no fight no fight.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777038095251149758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-37173645208800879722008-09-17T01:17:00.000+08:002008-09-17T01:17:00.000+08:00wow, i so want to go to this. damn this whole livi...wow, i so want to go to this. damn this whole living on the east coast.<BR/><BR/>i've finally come around to liking tomatoes, and have been on a total tomato kick for the past month. these pix make me want to lick the screen. frankly, the only things stopping me are(1) i'm at work and (2) my office has a french door.michelle @ thursday night smackdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097542468670036610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-73499358695596904982008-09-16T23:31:00.000+08:002008-09-16T23:31:00.000+08:00Well, I'm pretty lowbrow, and loved the event. I p...Well, I'm pretty lowbrow, and loved the event. I paid $85 on the website and got every penny's worth. Hope to go every year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-44577565576004652082008-09-16T19:50:00.000+08:002008-09-16T19:50:00.000+08:00I think if I go to the tomatofest I will go crazy....I think if I go to the tomatofest I will go crazy. I just love tomatoes. Amazing pictures!!ICook4Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405825862798280769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-13537758439536866942008-09-16T18:11:00.000+08:002008-09-16T18:11:00.000+08:00I have never seen anything like this in my life......I have never seen anything like this in my life....those bucket filled with tomatoes are the most beautiful tomato pictures I have ever see. As for the different uses of tomatoes, I'm speechless!Nina Timmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973980161399052340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-77485976905362616072008-09-16T15:37:00.000+08:002008-09-16T15:37:00.000+08:00@J - LOL, yep, I took Buzz. To infinity and beyond...@J - LOL, yep, I took Buzz. To infinity and beyond!<BR/><BR/>I wonder what people would think if we put a Sungold in each cup...Nate @ House of Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999631992214200998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-27185059583303285812008-09-16T15:36:00.000+08:002008-09-16T15:36:00.000+08:00@Ben - Mexican truffle?@Susan - I bet your party w...@Ben - Mexican truffle?<BR/><BR/>@Susan - I bet your party was just as satisfying...and easier on the pocketbook ;-)<BR/><BR/>@Robert - yes, this was definitely one for the country club set.<BR/><BR/>@Allen - thanks!<BR/><BR/>@Angela - This certainly was a great experience.Nate @ House of Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999631992214200998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-54981692084193813742008-09-16T15:33:00.000+08:002008-09-16T15:33:00.000+08:00@Natashya - thank you!@Manger La Ville - so, what ...@Natashya - thank you!<BR/><BR/>@Manger La Ville - so, what kinds of tasty dishes can they make with pickles?<BR/><BR/>@noobcook - thanks for the compliments!<BR/><BR/>@Jenster - the camera did all the work. I got lucky!<BR/><BR/>@Apples and Butter - hope to see you there!Nate @ House of Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999631992214200998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-39798849864993360032008-09-16T09:15:00.000+08:002008-09-16T09:15:00.000+08:00Let me guess... you took Buzz and left Woody at ho...Let me guess... you took Buzz and left Woody at home. You can always use Woody to teach D/E to take photos. =) I like those square-trapezoid cups... think we can get some for communion? and maybe some tomato-grape juice? =PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538991301585033081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-86532569079565529652008-09-16T08:47:00.000+08:002008-09-16T08:47:00.000+08:00Gorgeous photos! What a great event. Thanks!Gorgeous photos! What a great event. Thanks!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530538139002604961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-8434656292456698082008-09-16T07:35:00.000+08:002008-09-16T07:35:00.000+08:00What a great write-up of the event -- you've been ...What a great write-up of the event -- you've been stumbled :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-52383861702995785552008-09-16T05:46:00.000+08:002008-09-16T05:46:00.000+08:00no kidding in the great piccies, Nate is gonna end...no kidding in the great piccies, Nate is gonna end up being a food stylist. Somehow, to me, the cost and fuss of Tomatofest seems to take the simple tomato and make it feel very elitist.<BR/><BR/>And yes, the brown Tamanishiki is available here. Hit the big Japanese markets. There is a Nijiya and a Mitsuya in San Jose. It is grown, I believe in Yuba City.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777038095251149758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-77698341874235734762008-09-16T03:53:00.000+08:002008-09-16T03:53:00.000+08:00Your pictures are beautiful. Thanks for visiting ...Your pictures are beautiful. Thanks for visiting my blog. We host our own Tomato Fest with tomatoes from our garden being the stars of the evening. Maybe you can join us next year!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374064067373716877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-55360611681025976692008-09-16T01:22:00.000+08:002008-09-16T01:22:00.000+08:00Wow. Beautiful pictures and what a great event! I ...Wow. Beautiful pictures and what a great event! I have family in Pacific Grove, so I may have to make a special trip this time next year!Apples and Butterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783443134166903796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-36015274943210580922008-09-16T00:00:00.000+08:002008-09-16T00:00:00.000+08:00OMG, those colors are gorgeous! I think your photo...OMG, those colors are gorgeous! I think your photo would make a great art print or poster. Have you thought about doing that.Jensterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390944490265195300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-66919127547599730812008-09-15T21:49:00.000+08:002008-09-15T21:49:00.000+08:00How awesome to represent foodbuzz as foodie corres...How awesome to represent foodbuzz as foodie correspondents, congrats! And awesome photography, too ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752534.post-91117649968453430852008-09-15T21:24:00.000+08:002008-09-15T21:24:00.000+08:00I really wanted to go the tomato festival. Unfortu...I really wanted to go the tomato festival. Unfortunately I am back in NY. So I went to the pickle festival, which was far less sophisticated and creative. Thanks for describing all the dishes and the amazing pictures. Plus, you have now introduced me to a new root beer, which I am so excited about.Manger La Villehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590882347657616676noreply@blogger.com