One of my favorite childhood food memories is picking tomatoes fresh from the vine with my dad. I grew up in Sacramento and we didn't have much of a garden in our backyard but those tomato plants made up for it. My mother did all she could to keep me and my father from harvesting them immediately but to no avail. The moment one was ripe, he and I would make a mad dash out the front door to see who could nab it first. I usually won, or maybe he just let me win. Regardless, I attribute these memories to why the tomato is one of my favorite vegetables fruits.
My desire to share the joy of a good tomato with everyone was the inspiration for making these How-To videos. Now, a store-bought tomato is never going to taste like it was plucked straight from the vine. But there's no reason it can't be a great tasting tomato! All it takes is the steps I outlined below.