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
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… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
Buy the best you can find or afford and don't over manipulate it. If I cook a scallop, the best praise you… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
There's the issue of hunger, and there's an issue of if you're going to cut out food programs. We should be focusing… — 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… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
Right now I am kicking around an idea to do a web talk show on a boat. Guests would come on and… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
My feeling is, if you're going to be called a celebrity, you might as well use it for some good. It's better… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
So you can say, 'Get Big Government out of here, and don't tell me what to eat,' but when kids are going… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
Making ribs in Texas isn't that unusual a choice for 'Top Chef'. We played the stereotypes everywhere we go. It's not only… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
You can buy a box of low-fat macaroni and cheese made with powdered nonsense. I'm not worried if I'm using four different… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
You hit a certain age and - especially because of TV - the young cooks coming up say, 'You're a sellout, because… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
If you're dining with someone who wants the same cut, it's always better to get a 16-ounce steak and split it than… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
Sometimes these challenges naturally select more chefs that can think on their feet very quickly. There are chefs I know who won't… — Tom Colicchio Copy Share Image
My son, before he went to school, he'd eat pretty much everything. Then as soon as he went to school, he got… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Copy Share
Too often, chefs just want to experiment - they want to use liquid nitrogen before they know how to use heat. — Tom Colicchio Copy Share
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 Copy Share
