Over the past couple of decades farmers and horticulturalists have brought the seeds of heirloom tomatoes out of storage and have been growing them, providing fruits with distinctive terroir, local appeal and hyper-seasonality.

Heirloom Tomato is in the Adoption stage – it’s considered a premium item and skews toward fine dining menus.

Barton G. The Restaurant – Multiple Locations

• Burrata Salad– pickled sweet peaches, scallion and pea pistou, pumpernickel shards, heirloom tomatoes and sticky pecan crumbs.