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BBC Two's series, What To Eat Now is back and we are looking for enthusiastic tomato growers to be involved!

Chef and passionate foodie Valentine Warner's first BBC TWO series has regularly reached audiences of 2.5 million and he's been critically lauded as a great new food talent...

For his second series, What To Eat Now: Summer, we're going to follow Valentine as he lead us through the delights of summer food - one of the most exciting parts of the culinary year for the food lover.

One of the delicious summer ingredients that Valentine will be focusing on is tomatoes, and he hopes to meet the most enthusiastic tomato growers in the UK. 

If you are passionate about growing tomatoes, and have great knowledge on the subject, we'd love to hear from you.

Please contact:

Sarah Robertson
sarah.robertson@optomen.com
0207 967 1775

Due to the resession, the BBC cannot afford to buy tomatos. Dear oh dear.

 ;D ;D ;D

Quote from: Eristic on June 29, 2009, 23:03:05
Due to the resession, the BBC cannot afford to buy tomatos. Dear oh dear.

I would of thought the £3.6 billion generated by the tv licence fee would be enough to stretch to a pack of seeds.

How silly.

I for one would enjoy seeing tomato growers and what they acheave.

Don't tell me the staff at the BBC are ganging up on Mark Thompson and are getting ready to throw tomato's at him?, can I join the queue please, ;D

I`m tempted to apply-I will go on about how wonderful `MoneyMaker ` are

We discussed who was growing the most varieties earlier in the year. I know it was more than 32 (because it beat my total).  Come on, own up.  BBC2 needs you.

PS I like Valentine Warner, he's prepared to kill what he eats - a bit like me and my tomatoes  :)

Never heard of him.  Never seen it.

It's Valentine Warner's fault I have a plot (borrowed for the year) full of various squashes he highlighted in his last programme - and they are coming along a treat.
twinkletoes

My problem would be that a ripe `heritage` tomato doesn`t really need a `chef`-it`s flavour speaks for itself-no salt. no balsamic vinegar just me and that tomato :P

I have over thirty two growing... and with DebP's we probably have over 50 heritage varieties on site...  ;D

Well You are the man they are looking for then Saddad

Come on Saddad, you're the man. You can a star & we could all get to see Deb's shed.

Quote from: saddad on June 30, 2009, 18:21:35
I have over thirty two growing... and with DebP's we probably have over 50 heritage varieties on site...  ;D

are you sure this is a programme about growing tomatoes, and not a documentary about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

and if an Austrian bloke called Bruno turns up...........

Yes saddad.I reckon you should do it. ;D

Quote from: betula on June 30, 2009, 21:37:16
Yes saddad.I reckon you should do it. ;D

Saddad, you will be on Parkie next  ;D

We should put them in touch with that great gardener  ;)

I think you should do but only if you stick a nice fat claim in for ex's which the Beeb are good at, ;)

the great gardener........wouldn't that be something. I'd set the video  ;D

all the other gardening bods have a gimmick Saddad. You should get one too -Monocle? Plus fours?  Skill? Sorry, i'll wash my mouth out