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title: "1 27 Years Quotes By Tom Colicchio"
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> [When 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 point,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/when-i-was-26-27-years-old-i-was-running-a-kitchen-in-new-york-and-i/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

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## More by Tom Colicchio

> [I don't have a Facebook page and I don't think I will but Twitter for me is a way to take control of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/i-don-t-have-a-facebook-page-and-i-don-t-think-i-will-but-twitter-for/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [I'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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/i-d-like-to-see-top-chef-amateur-sometimes-we-have-an-amateur-chef-on/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [I remember in the first season going, 'This is retarded. I can't believe they're making chefs do this.' But then it actually does show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/i-remember-in-the-first-season-going-this-is-retarded-i-can-t-believe/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [A couple of months ago, I was down in Florida for the Food and Wine Festival. And this journalist grabbed me and said, 'How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/a-couple-of-months-ago-i-was-down-in-florida-for-the-food-and-wine/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [Hunger is a political issue, and there are several things politically that are keeping people hungry - not funding food stamps adequately, not funding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/hunger-is-a-political-issue-and-there-are-several-things-politically/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> ['Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/chef-doesn-t-mean-that-you-re-the-best-cook-it-simply-means-boss/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [If I'm doing an event, if it's a charity event, where it's a walk-around event, where I gotta put a thousand small plates out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/if-i-m-doing-an-event-if-it-s-a-charity-event-where-it-s-a-walk/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [There's a food revolution going on throughout the country. And it doesn't matter if you're down south, up north in Maine, if you're out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/there-s-a-food-revolution-going-on-throughout-the-country-and-it/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [I 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/i-think-steak-is-the-ultimate-comfort-food-and-if-you-re-going-out/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [Most cooks try to learn by making dishes. Doesn't mean you can cook. It means you can make that dish. When you can cook…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/most-cooks-try-to-learn-by-making-dishes-doesn-t-mean-you-can-cook-it/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [You have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/you-have-to-know-the-classics-if-you-want-to-cook-modern-food/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [Once you have your basics down, you can start breaking the rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/once-you-have-your-basics-down-you-can-start-breaking-the-rules/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [We are not really privy to all that crazy stuff that goes on in the show. I go to work, eat, and talk about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/we-are-not-really-privy-to-all-that-crazy-stuff-that-goes-on-in-the/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [Too often, chefs just want to experiment - they want to use liquid nitrogen before they know how to use heat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/too-often-chefs-just-want-to-experiment-they-want-to-use-liquid/)

[Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/)

> [I dont know too many parents that want to feed their kids soda, but high-fructose corn syrup is cheap. The price of soda in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/i-dont-know-too-many-parents-that-want-to-feed-their-kids-soda-but/)

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