Episode 489: Tomatoland

We look at the surprising politics of Florida's winter tomatoes with investigative journalist Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland. Jane and Michael Stern take on the South's favorite cocktail accompaniment, pimento cheese. And Francis Lam, the features editor at Gilt Taste, joins Lynne to talk about how to do great things with what we usually throw out.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

• August 20, 2011 (originally aired)

• August 4, 2012 (rebroadcast)