Tom ColicchioHunger is a political issue, and there are several things politically that are keeping people hungry - not funding food stamps adequately, not funding school lunches adequately. S… ▶374HumanityPolitics
Tom ColicchioMany of them have accomplished a lot before they ever get to 'Top Chef' although they're not well known. The show just provides them with a platform. There's just one winner and o… ▶356Sadness
Tom ColicchioAsian food is very easy to like because it hits your mouth very differently than European food does. In European food, there may be two things to hit - maybe sweet and salty, mayb… ▶336Humanity
Tom ColicchioI know how to make sausage, and now that I've seen how laws are made, I'll stick with sausage. ✨ Colicchio of Top Chef fights hunger by Patric Gavin, www.politico.com. Febru… ▶328Politics
Tom ColicchioEvery chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts. ✨ Top Chef's Tom Colicchio: Toby 'Didn't Have the Most Authoritative Voice'. Interview w… ▶306Time
Tom ColicchioI get angry when I think that people are blatantly incorrect on matters of fact.232HumanityThoughtTruth
Tom ColicchioMen with shaved heads are always better. Just ask my wife.244Reading
Tom ColicchioIn New York, I'll walk down the street and someone will say, 'Nice show,' and that's it. If I'm at a food festival, it's open season. ✨ Tom Colicchio: The ESQ + A. Interview… ▶277Love
Tom ColicchioI think the patterns are set very early when the kids are young. But at the same time, there are some flavors kids just don't like.299ThoughtTime
Tom ColicchioI know from personal experience, if a chef yelled at me in a kitchen, the first thing I'd want to do is hit them with a pot.288Life
Tom ColicchioEvery season we try to do something new. And not for gimmicks. We feel the show has to evolve and keep changing.3010Humanity
Tom ColicchioI can't deliver lines, but I can talk about food all night long. ✨ Tom Colicchio on Keeping 'Top Chef' Fresh, His 'Treme' Arc and Why He Was Cut From the… ▶234Thought
Tom ColicchioI call all chefs cooks. They're all cooks. That's what we do, we cook. You're a chef when you're running a kitchen. ✨ Interview with Joel Keller, tv.avclub.com. March 16, 20… ▶245Reflection
Tom ColicchioA steak needs fat to taste great.247Truth
Tom ColicchioI hate okra and grated mountain yam for the same reason. They're both slimy.248Reading
Tom ColicchioI know nothing about hip-hop... There's only so many times you can grab your crotch and prance around stage. I'm gonna get slammed now for this. ✨ What We Learned from Tom C… ▶227Time
Tom ColicchioOne of the first jobs I ever had was opening clams in a seafood restaurant, so I'm pretty quick at it.217Politics
Tom Colicchio'Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.'184Love
Tom ColicchioThis is what people don't understand: obesity is a symptom of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people are just eating and not exercising. It's because kids - and this is… ▶2410HumanityLife
Tom ColicchioYou have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food.229Hope
Tom ColicchioI'd like to see 'Top Chef: Amateur'. Sometimes we have an amateur chef on the show and they just can't cut it against the pros but there are some great stories there.186Time
Tom ColicchioIn an ideal world for me, school lunch would be free for everybody.175Thought
Tom ColicchioI have very good knife skills. I learned to butcher on my second job - I was 18 years old. Every other day we would break down six legs of veal. ✨ Tom Colicchio: The ESQ + A… ▶165Humanity
Tom ColicchioA lot of professions happen to be male-dominated because women drop out at a certain point. It's unfortunate.166Death
Tom ColicchioWhen I was 26, 27 years old I was running a kitchen in New York, and I was a raving lunatic. The older you get, you figure out you don't need to do that. You realize at a certain … ▶167Humanity
Tom ColicchioI think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality.178ThoughtTime
Tom ColicchioIt's my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with … ▶135Thought
Tom ColicchioI think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell.179Thought
Tom ColicchioWe're adults. We're the ones who should teach the kids what's good to eat. I don't think the government should ever regulate what we eat at home, but we're feeding them in school … ▶159PoliticsThought
Tom ColicchioRecipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.137Humanity
