Tomatoes: Eat, don’t throw

I am a huge fan of a good party. I mean, really. BRING IT.

But when that party involves tomato destruction, well, I simply can’t condone it. And this is why I must condemn the (otherwise) good people of Buñol, in Spain, where they just celebrated the 64^th annual “Tomatina,” an opportunity for people to fill the streets and (I shudder) hurl tomatoes at each other.

How many tomatoes? Well, this year, 100 tons. ONE HUNDRED TONS. Do you have any idea how much gazpacho that would have made?

While you ponder that, I’m heading off on a decidedly non-tomato-throwing vacation to Burning Man. I’ll return after Labor Day with more tales to tell. Who knows…maybe I’ll stumble across some sort of desert garden while I’m out there? Watch this space to find out.