Search for Best-Tasting Tomato Leads New Orleans Restauranteur to LSU AgCenter
By Rick Bogren
LSU AgCenter
When New Orleans restauranteur Dickie Brennan was ready to find tomato varieties for his restaurants, he called on the LSU AgCenter.
“I want to serve, sell and promote local, vine-ripe tomatoes picked here — tomatoes that stay longer on the vine are sweeter and juicier,” he said.