No love like tomato love

Marty McFly had the chance to change his future, one fading photo at a time. When it comes to my diet, I’ve got just one wish for what I could tell my 8-year-old self. I’d dive back to the linoleum table in my grandmother’s Chicago apartment and explain that tomatoes are not just edible — they can be the best thing around for weeks at a time.

Heirloom tomatoes are starting to pop up on menus and at farmers markets around town. Now is when you should not make the same mistake I made for close to two decades.