Here are 31 of the best tomato varieties for home gardeners to grow. San Marzanos are an exceptional heirloom paste tomato.

Heirloom tomatoes are special for several reasons ... black cherry, black krim and Brandywine. Why are they so expensive? They are a bit pricey because they are not mass-produced.

So Besh haunts farmers’ markets, hunting for heirloom tomatoes—Red Brandywine, Purple Calabash, and scores of other varieties. In his new cookbook, My New Orleans: The Cookbook (Andrews McNeel ...