1 hour ago, Smithy said:
That's a nice flavor treatment, but why leaves the vines attached? At what stage would you detach them (before serving, or let the guests do it)?
Please understand I'm not being critical; all the suggestions sound good to me, but this particular instruction puzzles me.
I don't know @Bernie's rationale, but I often leave tomatoes on the vine in cooking. The vines have a lot of flavour which can be imparted to sauces etc. I usually remove them before serving. I also pan roast on-vine cherry tomatoes for the same reason. More flavour.