Of tomatoes and pizza

According to Clarín, today begins a week-long tomato boycott, protesting their high prices. Last week, we noted the $15 per kilo price tag on our neighborhood tomatoes. Well, we neglected to mention the juicier story: That the price of tomatoes counted in the official inflation rate (from INDEC) is a mere $3.99 per kilo -- in accordance with the government's price cap on the red staples in Argentine cuisine. Of course, with suckers like me willing to pay $13 to $15 a kilo, stores are either refusing to stock any for the gov't decreed $3.99 or they are charging what they can get. Meanwhile, I'm happy to see both La Nación and Clarín are still mocking Kirchner's quote Friday that the INDEC inflation measure "está perfecto". Funny that.

In related news (sort of), we heard that a new pizzería is coming to the corner of Thames and Charcas. "Tonno" already has an outfit in Las Cañitas and it gets pretty good reviews. Workmen have been busy for a few weeks now fixing up the space of a dirty old parrilla that closed almost 2 years ago. Still looks weeks away from completion.... Why the post now? I guess pizza has been on my mind since I noted over at Gridskipper last week that there's a new 240-page book out on BA's pizza heritage. Note: this week, fugazza and faina might be the best order to avoid the rotten tomato situation.