Road Tripping: Tomatoes Trump Corn Palace

By Tomato Queen

If you find yourself driving the I-90 across country in the late summertime some year, you might be excited to know that the Corn Palace isn’t the only attraction near Mitchell, South Dakota.

Spezia, a mid-range Italian restaurant in Sioux Falls (about a half hour W. of Mitchell), offers a late summer “Tomato Fest” menu, featuring at least a half a dozen dishes that use heirloom tomatoes.

Was the Caprese salad the best I’ve ever eaten? Well, no.
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