I want the same thing for myself as I want for my vegetables…To grow strong and colorful, to nourish those that care for me, to leave behind quality seed and to die as organic compost”
~Jesse Hyde
I wrote that note on Facebook soon after I opened my account in 2009. Hot Tomato wasn’t a twinkle in my eye or even ink on my skin yet. I homeschooled. I gardened. I hung herbs around my kitchen. I watched my little girls chase butterflies and build fairy houses.
Facebook recently asked me if I’d like to update my bio. I read the current version and thought “Oh geez, how antiquated! Yes, I must update with something sassy that tells the world that I am a powerful Hot Tomato!” Then I read it again. Read More
“IT’S ABOUT TIME HOT TOMATO DID A PUB CRAWL!” I’ve heard about two dozen times this week. So this month’s Hot List (brought to you by the presidential election) are a few of our favorite Marietta BARS! First, a little history. A pub crawl (sometimes called a bar tour, bar crawl or bar-hopping) is the Read More
Hang out with the Hot Tomato crew before Time Warping down to the Rocky Horror Picture Show screening at the People’s Bank Theatre. Read More
Want to explore some Hot Tomato hot spots? Oh…it’s HAPPENING! Join us Friday, October 14th from 7-11pm. We will gather in The Parlor at the Hot Tomato Studio and toast to our adventure before heading out. I will link to the map below but the rundown goes like this: Hot Tomato Parlor, Harmar Tavern, Brewing Company, Read More
The perfect smokey eye, champagne and a $100 Hot Tomato Gift Card? Yeah, you want in on this!
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Here’s a very real cell phone picture I took yesterday sitting at my kitchen table so that I could better illustrate my state of mind to my best friend, Rachel on Facebook Messenger. “An appropriate uniform for today,” I wrote. “Mama Bear.” Read More
Hot Tomato’s Picks for Eats, Arts, Style and even some very special Extra HOTness! Source: September 2016 HOT LIST Read More
Choose from TWO different workshop packages with Team Hot Tomato!
Photographers, Andi Roberts and Jocelyn Adelsperger
Concierge, Jessica Kufel
Makeup Artists, Lauren Elaine and Tonya Winebrenner
Hairstylists, Veronica Fields and Chelsea Holtz
Mistress of Ceremony- Jesse Hyde Read More
Hot Tomato’s Picks for Eats, Arts, Style and even some very special Extra HOTness! Read More
You’ve heard about our “Back to the Academy” workshop, right? You might be asking yourself “How did this academy come about in the first place? Haven’t you always just taken portraits?” Truth is, unless you’ve asked one of us specifically how we started this crazy thing, you probably don’t know the story. Allow me elaborate! Read More