You can’t miss The Tomato Place. It sits proud and chaotic, a collection of ideas and impulses, just south of Vicksburg on Highway 61. Its namesake banner hangs out front, along with signs for boiled peanuts, shelled pecans, fried green tomatoes, turkey legs, and more. Old iron tables and wooden stools adorn the outside, flanked by hibiscus flowers and other local flora, while paintings of fruits, vegetables, and tomato sandwiches cover the outside walls. “Some people pass us by because they think we’re just a weird vegetable stand or something….
