--- product_id: 5897982 title: "The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit" price: "$89.17" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/5897982-the-heirloom-tomato-from-garden-to-table-recipes-portraits-history store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit **Price:** $89.17 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit - **How much does it cost?** $89.17 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/5897982-the-heirloom-tomato-from-garden-to-table-recipes-portraits-history) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Every year, renowned grower Amy Goldman produces an amazing 600 varieties of tomatoes on her estate in New York's Hudson Valley. Here, in 56 delicious recipes, 200 gorgeous photos, and Goldman's erudite, charming prose, is the cream of the crop. From glorious heirloom beefsteaks - that delicious tomato you had as a kid but can't seem to find anymore - to exotica like the ground tomato (a tiny green fruit that tastes like pineapple and grows in a tomatillo-like husk), Homegrown Tomatoes is filled with gorgeous shots of tomatoes so luscious they verge on the erotic. Along with the recipes and photos are profiles of the tomatoes, filled with surprisingly fascinating facts on their history and provenance, and a master gardener's guide to growing your own. More than just a loving look at one of the world's great edibles, this is a philosophy of eating and conservation between covers - an irresistible book for anyone who loves to cook or to garden. Review: The Heirloom Tomato Book----fantastic! - The Heirloom Tomato is one of the best books on this subject to date! Amy tells you the size, weight, shape, exterior color, flesh color, texture, and most importantly the flavor and best uses of a particular heirloom. Who wants to bother with growing a tomato that has only poor to fair flavor? I also want to know the tomato's best uses so that I can have a good mix in my garden. She includes the origin, synonyms, seed sources, and her own critique. The pictures are glorious, and she includes numerous recipes in the back. The Cream of Tomato Soup is to die for! I gave this book to my daughter-in-law for Christmas, as she grows all of our tomatoes from seed. I get to pick out the ten types we will grow this year; Amy's book takes all of the challenge out of that daunting task! I probably will buy one for my own home. Review: Wonderful coffee table book. - Great coffee table book if, like me, you love tomatoes. Superior illustrations. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #620,162 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #523 in Vegetable Cooking (Books) #540 in Vegetable Gardening | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 170 Reviews | ## Images ![The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/617ULPBJN0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Heirloom Tomato Book----fantastic! *by C***S on January 14, 2013* The Heirloom Tomato is one of the best books on this subject to date! Amy tells you the size, weight, shape, exterior color, flesh color, texture, and most importantly the flavor and best uses of a particular heirloom. Who wants to bother with growing a tomato that has only poor to fair flavor? I also want to know the tomato's best uses so that I can have a good mix in my garden. She includes the origin, synonyms, seed sources, and her own critique. The pictures are glorious, and she includes numerous recipes in the back. The Cream of Tomato Soup is to die for! I gave this book to my daughter-in-law for Christmas, as she grows all of our tomatoes from seed. I get to pick out the ten types we will grow this year; Amy's book takes all of the challenge out of that daunting task! I probably will buy one for my own home. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful coffee table book. *by D***B on October 27, 2025* Great coffee table book if, like me, you love tomatoes. Superior illustrations. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heirloom All The Way! *by J***. on March 12, 2010* Author Amy Goldman has put together one of the most beautiful books available on heirloom tomatoes. Once you discover heirloom gardening, you will never buy a hybrid or genetically altered seed or plant again, no matter how they hype it up. Heirlooms will adapt to your soil and climate, and be much stronger, needing limited amounts of pesticides, if any, making them perfect for the organic gardener. Most will have those "old timey" exquisite flavors that you have been missing, but may not have realized it until you start eating them. Who knew that there were so many types of heirloom tomatoes that have withstood the test of time? Until reading this book, I didn't even know that white tomatoes existed before hybridization became popular, and was pretty much ignored because the red tomato was preferred by the public. The white tomato, Great White, is said to have an "Excellent; divinely sweet" flavor, while White Beauty's flavor is described modestly as "Excellent". Miss Goldman's chapters include tips on how to grow tomatoes and how to save the seeds for planting next years crop. She then goes on to describe the differet types of tomatoes: cherry, globe, ribbed, beefsteak, pear, and oxheart; and then various color groups are discussed, such as: white, yellow, orange, striped, black, and green. The full color photos are all very tastfully done by Victor Schrager, many of them masterpieces of art, which make it so easy to enjoy this book. The last chapter is full of tomato recipes: Gazpacho, stuffed tomatoes, tomato sauces, butter, tomato bread, salsa, fried green tomatoes, tomato chips, chutney, pickles, ketchup, tomato cocktail, and many more. I bought my heirloom seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, [...], but there are also additional seed sources available in the back of the book. You will not be disappointed with this book. It will be difficult to find another book on heirloom tomatoes with so much information. Amazon also sells it cheaper than I could find anywhere else. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/5897982-the-heirloom-tomato-from-garden-to-table-recipes-portraits-history](https://www.desertcart.us/products/5897982-the-heirloom-tomato-from-garden-to-table-recipes-portraits-history) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*