I loved his advice in the recipe's intro "It is worth remembering that something like this stands or falls by the crustiness of the bread and the flavour of the tomato." Actually, this recipe taught me that though the farmers are still saying tomatoes are in season in this area, they're not tasting like they do in high summer...
This is I Heart Cooking Club's last week with Mr. Slater, so they're posting any recipes of his they wish to use this week rather than having a super specific theme; coming up is a cook who is new to me, Diana Henry -- I very much look forward to discovering her. Hopefully I'll be able to join these lovely people more often, though I might not be able to -- but it's very much worth checking out their site even if you're not cooking with them.