Yes. I know. Upping Kabab skills and enjoying Mugham may not be familiar to most of you, but they will be by the time you finish this column. Food and Music are Life.
Now let us begin ….
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Chef Tom – Upping Your Kabab Skills While You Listen to Mugham
Posted in Opinion with tags Alim Qasimov, Azerbaijanis, Baku, BBQ, Bob Segarini, Chef Tom, cheftomhk, Chicken, DBAWIS, dinner, Don't Believe a Word I Say, gluten free, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, Hipp Kitchen, Jeff Buckley, Michel Godard, Middle Eastern recipes, mugham, outdoor dining, Peaches, Rauf Islamov, saffron, serpent horn, summer, tomatoes on September 11, 2021 by segariniChef Tom – Foodz N’ Vidz
Posted in Food, music, Opinion, Recipe, Review with tags bangers, BBQ, breakfast, Chef Tom, Chicken, colcannon, comfort food, cooking videos, cool vids, dairy free, DBAWIS, dessert, dinner, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Food, food network, food show, gluten free, Guinness, high production value, Hipp Kitchen, Irish food, Lamb, Lamb Chops, lunch, music, Opinion, pork ribs, Recipe, Review Bob Segarini, ribs, San Francisco, St Patrick’s Day, WebSpoon, YouTube, YouTube channel on March 13, 2021 by segariniChef Tom – My Good Husband Dan
Posted in Family, Food, Health, music, Opinion, Recipe, Review with tags Beethoven, BGT, Bob Segarini, Britain’s Got Talent, Cello, Chef Tom, classical music, comfort food, dairy free, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Falastin, gluten free, Good Husband Dan, Hipp Kitchen, Kanneh-Masons, Meatless, musical family, musical siblings, Ottolenghi, piano, Recipe, Salad, San Francisco, Side Dish on February 27, 2021 by segarini
My good husband Dan’s birthday is April 1. I know, an April Fools baby. Explains a lot, really. I am counting on nine people being fully inoculated by then (three of us already are, including me), that we’re all on a sunny patio in lovely San Carlos drinking beautiful wine and eating multiple tasty courses over a four hour gathering. I’ve already started the menu.
Here are four highly recommended dishes (these are starters) from my foodiverse.
Thought I’d give you a taste.
Chef Tom Jams Bread and Butter
Posted in Food, music, Opinion, Recipe with tags African dance, allergen friendly, Bob Segarini, bread and butter, butter and jam, cheftom, comfort food, cooking, dairy free, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Food, foodie, gluten free, healthy recipe, Hipp Kitchen, hippkitchen, homemade bread, jammin’, masaka kids, Opinion, Recipe, Short Stories, short story, Tom Herndon, Urban Dance Camp, whole wheat, Winter on May 9, 2020 by segarini
Alright, take a deep breath. Notice how much extra time is on your hands right now. Notice, too, that boredom has been kept at bay for a while, but it might be rearing its ugly head a bit more these days. Finally, embrace the insistence, the doggedness, the determination of your body, mind, and soul for pure, straight-up comfort food.
Now, read through these three recipes and visualize the sheer, indulgent, no-place-like-home, grandma’s-in-the-kitchen, oh-my-god-this-is-so-good nostalgia of it all, as you sit down with a good cup of tea and fix yourself a lovely-and-large slice of still warm homemade whole wheat bread, slathered with good butter and sweet jam – that you made yourself!
Got it? Can you see it? Is your mouth watering?
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Chef Tom with a Solo Suggestion a Comforting Recipe and some Delightful Music
Posted in Food, life, music, Opinion, Recipe, Review with tags allergen friendly, Bob Segarini, brass band, cater, catering, cheftom, comfort food, cooking, dairy free, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Food, foodie, gluten free, healthy recipe, Hipp Kitchen, hippkitchen, home cooking, Joyce Goldstein, marching band, Meute, Opinion, Recipe, San Francisco, SIP, Sopa Coada, Soup, technopop, Tom Herndon, Winter, WPO on May 2, 2020 by segarini
Joyce Goldstein is one of my all-time favorite chefs. I own a half dozen of her cookbooks, including one that I return to over and over. Solo Suppers was designed with the single diner in mind, but, according to Chef Goldstein, the recipes double really well. So, if you and your partner are hunkered down together, this would be a great cookbook to own.
Chef Tom’s Tales and Tuna
Posted in Fiction, Food, life, Recipe with tags allergen friendly, Bob Segarini, butterfly, cheftom, chrysalis, comfort food, cooking, Covid, dairy free, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, easy, Fantasy, Fiction, Food, foodie, gluten free, healthy recipe, Hipp Kitchen, hippkitchen, Opinion, pantry, pasta, quarantine, Recipe, San Francisco, Science Fiction, shelter in place, Short Stories, short story, SIP, space travel, syfy, Tom Herndon, tuna on April 11, 2020 by segarini
Editor’s Note – Chef Tom has requested a No-Pictures presentation of today’s column. He wants you to use your Theatre of the Mind to conjure up the characters, locations, and story. Experience the age old Joy and Immersion of Reading the Printed Word.
In the Round Robin writing course, even though I was to write one story per day with a time limit of 12 minutes per story, I liked, from time to time, writing multiple chapters of the same saga. This one was fun to explore. The titles of each “chapter” were the daily writing prompts. They were not linear, either, but putting them all together after, there is a definite arc.
Chef Tom Dishes Up Mediterranean Chicken and 3 (Very) Short Stories
Posted in Fiction, Food, Opinion, Recipe, Review with tags allergen friendly, alligator, Bob Segarini, canapes, cheftom, comfort food, cooking, dairy free, DBAWIS, domestic abuse, Don't Believe a Word I Say, entertaining guest, everglades, Food, foodie, gator, gluten free, Good Will, healthy recipe, Hipp Kitchen, hippkitchen, lesbian, LGBT, lovers, Opinion, Paris, party, posh, pricey, Recipe, San Francisco, shelter in place, Short Stories, short story, silver flask, swamp, tea sandwiches, Tom Herndon on April 4, 2020 by segarini
A Reminder: These short stories are from a writing program called Round Robin. Write something every day, set the timer for 12 minutes, the title of each piece is the daily prompt. Once the alarm goes off, stop writing. Continue reading
Chef Tom – Amira Part 1 and Mechoui
Posted in Fiction, Food, Opinion, Recipe with tags allergen friendly, assassin, Bob Segarini, cheftom, comfort food, cooking, dairy free, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, fashion show, Food, foodie, gluten free, healthy recipe, Hipp Kitchen, hippkitchen, model, Opinion, Recipe, San Francisco, Short Stories, short story, spy vs. spy, Tom Herndon, Winter on March 14, 2020 by segarini
I am nearly done with my advanced Short Story Fiction class. Been working on this story for a few weeks now. So much fun. Here is the first half. Second half will be next week. Still a draft, but it’s getting closer.
The exercise was to choose two photos from a number of cutouts from old National Geographic magazine – one person and one place. This photo was my “who” and the place ended up being Tel Aviv. Enjoy.
Chef Tom – Son of Three Short Stories and Duck Pozole!
Posted in Food, Opinion, Recipe, Review with tags allergen friendly, bar fight, blood, Bob Segarini, bravery, cater, catering, cheftom, circus, comfort food, cooking, dairy free, DBAWIS, demo, Don't Believe a Word I Say, duck, duck confit, Food, foodie, gluten free, healthy recipe, Hipp Kitchen, hippkitchen, Martial Arts, mezcal, Navy, Opinion, pineapple, pozole, Recipe, sailor, San Francisco, Short Stories, short story, Soup, Tom Herndon, trapeze, warming, Winter on March 7, 2020 by segarini
A Reminder: These short stories are from a writing program called Round Robin. Write something every day, set the timer for 12 minutes, the title of each piece is the daily prompt. Stop writing once the alarm goes off.
Chef Tom’s 3 Short Stories and a Citrus Salad
Posted in Food, Opinion, Recipe, Review with tags allergen friendly, Bob Segarini, cater, catering, cheftom, citrus, comfort food, cooking, dairy free, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, dope smoke, drama class, flashlight, Food, foodie, fundraiser, gluten free, Grapefruit, healthy, healthy recipe, high school, Hipp Kitchen, hippkitchen, Indian, janitor, Morse code, Opinion, radicchio, Recipe, Salad, San Francisco, Short Stories, short story, Tom Herndon, Winter on February 29, 2020 by segarini
A Reminder: These short stories are from a writing program called Round Robin. Write something every day, set the timer for 12 minutes, the title of each piece is the daily prompt. Stop writing once the alarm goes off.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 