Tomato talk on The Curiosity Desk (WGBH)…

Paul Lacroix, detail of Asparagus, Tomatoes, and a Squash, 1865. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. …in which I make my public radio debut. Earlier this week, journalist Edgar B. Herwick III interviewed me for the daily show The Curiosity Desk at WGBH. The episode’s theme was “Tomato Takeover,” and I’d been invited to talk (via Zoom) about the tomato perfume trend. This was my first time speaking on a podcast that’s also a live radio show, and I’ve been watching WGBH tv productions for much of my life, so I was excited to be connected with this platform in any way. Edgar was an ideal host and I really enjoyed our conversation! If you’d like to hear it, visit this episode at The Curiosity Desk — I’m introduced around the 25-minute mark, but the whole show is a good listen. 1930s magazine advertisement for Heinz Tomato Juice A few bonus thoughts on this succulent red vegetable… My favorite tomato and/or tomato-leaf perfumes: CB I Hate Perfume Memory of Kindness and ERIS Parfums…