--- title: "7 Kitchen Quotes By Tom Colicchio" description: "7 Kitchen quotes by Tom Colicchio. Plus more from Tom Colicchio and more Kitchen sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/tom-colicchio-9792_effective_i-think-the-most-effective-way-to-run-a_676279.png" --- > [I think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/i-think-the-most-effective-way-to-run-a-kitchen-is-to-teach-not-to/) [Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/tom-colicchio-9792_effective_i-think-the-most-effective-way-to-run-a_676279.png) > [I remember at The Quilted Giraffe, when I was when working there to try out for the sous-chef position. I really wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/i-remember-at-the-quilted-giraffe-when-i-was-when-working-there-to/) [Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/775/tom-colicchio-9792_bad_i-remember-at-the-quilted-giraffe-when-i_683523.png) > [You want to be the baddest guy in the kitchen and you want the person next to you to know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/you-want-to-be-the-baddest-guy-in-the-kitchen-and-you-want-the-person/) [Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/tom-colicchio-9792_food_you-want-to-be-the-baddest-guy-in-the-ki_1642378.png) > [I know from personal experience, if a chef yelled at me in a kitchen, the first thing I'd want to do is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/i-know-from-personal-experience-if-a-chef-yelled-at-me-in-a-kitchen/) [Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/tom-colicchio-9792_chef_i-know-from-personal-experience-if-a-che_2192674.png) > [When I was 26, 27 years old I was running a kitchen in New York, and I was a raving lunatic. The…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/tom-colicchio-9792_certain_when-i-was-26-27-years-old-i-was-running_2680682.png) > [I 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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/i-call-all-chefs-cooks-they-re-all-cooks-that-s-what-we-do-we-cook/) [Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d3/tom-colicchio-9792_chef_i-call-all-chefs-cooks-they-re-all-cooks_2736950.png) > [Even cooking at home, the difference between my wife cooking and me cooking is major. When my wife cooks, the kitchen looks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/even-cooking-at-home-the-difference-between-my-wife-cooking-and-me/) [Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/tom-colicchio-9792_anyone_even-cooking-at-home-the-difference-betw_2756385.jpg) ## Other authors on Kitchen ## 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/) [Tom Colicchio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-colicchio/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kitchen/tom-colicchio/#itemlist", "name": "7 Kitchen Quotes By Tom Colicchio", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Colicchio" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-colicchio/i-think-the-most-effective-way-to-run-a-kitchen-is-to-teach-not-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/tom-colicchio-9792_effective_i-think-the-most-effective-way-to-run-a_676279.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/tom-colicchio-9792_effective_i-think-the-most-effective-way-to-run-a_676279.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/tom-colicchio-9792_effective_i-think-the-most-effective-way-to-run-a_676279.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell.” — Tom Colicchio", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I remember at The Quilted Giraffe, when I was when working there to try out for the sous-chef position. 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