Food and wine Quotes 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Tom Colicchio

'Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.'

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Tom Colicchio

You have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food.

— Tom Colicchio

Once you have your basics down, you can start breaking the rules.

— 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…

— Tom Colicchio

Too often, chefs just want to experiment - they want to use liquid nitrogen before they know how to use heat.

— 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…

— Tom Colicchio