Hop to it tomato fans! There's still room at Slow Food Sacramento's Heirloom Tomato Tasting Event at the Learning Center of the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op - August 4, 4:30-7:30 p.m. $25 for Slow Food members and $30 for non-members. RSVP 455-2667 (or sign up at the Co-op Customer Service Desk).

The event benefits Sacramento County's only organic farm - Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project. There will be a special presentation about Soil Born's new site along the American River - they hope to hold the event on-site next year!

The Co-op has donated the food and time of guest chefs, the ever-popular and talented Terese and Dionisio Esperas, A Healthy Kitchen.

No host wine bar featuring local and organic wines - specially paired with tomatoes!

Here's the irresistible Heirloom Tomato Tasting Menu:

1) Heirloom Tomato, fresh mozzarella and Local Olive Bruschetta

2) Grilled Artisan bread drizzled with organic local olive oil and rubbed
with garlic. Topped with a colorful assortment of heirloom tomatoes, fresh
mozzarella and Apollo olives

3) Gazpacho Duo

4) Two distinct and colorful zesty tomato gazpachos, served together-
yin/yang style- topped with avocado, wild caught-bay shrimp and cilantro.

5) Summer Heirloom Tomato Salad

6) A bountiful array of heirloom tomatoes fresh herbs, local corn and goat
cheese. Drizzled with Apollo Olive Oil and fleur de sel sea salt.