You want to be the baddest guy in the kitchen and you want the person next to you to know it. — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
Too often, chefs just want to experiment - they want to use liquid nitrogen before they know how to use heat. — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
I know from personal experience, if a chef yelled at me in a kitchen, the first thing I'd want to do is… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
Don't touch my napkin. I do not want the server to pick up the napkin and put it on my lap. I… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
I started cooking in kitchens right out of high school, and I was lucky to work with a lot of great people,… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
I travel around and hear from so many kids. Their parents say they were always very picky but they watch the show… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
It's funny how I use social media because I don't use it to promote my restaurants that much. I use it for… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
I dont know too many parents that want to feed their kids soda, but high-fructose corn syrup is cheap. The price of… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
I remember at The Quilted Giraffe, when I was when working there to try out for the sous-chef position. I really wanted… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
I want to feed my kid something that is real and not processed. It's hard to do. People are working and busy.… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
'Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.' — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
