Tom Colicchio Quotes

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• It's my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft.…
• People are not hungry because we dont produce enough. People are hungry for political reasons.
• This is what people don't understand: obesity is a symptom of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people are just eating and not exercising.…
• 'Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.'
• 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 quality.
• I have very good knife skills. I learned to butcher on my second job - I was 18 years old. Every other day we would…
• Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.
• 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,…
• A lot of professions happen to be male-dominated because women drop out at a certain point. It's unfortunate.
• A steak needs fat to taste great.
• Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts.
• Every season we try to do something new. And not for gimmicks. We feel the show has to evolve and keep changing.
• 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.
• I can't deal with a lot of spice but I have to eat it. I pay the price - I'm on medication for heartburn, so…
• I can't deliver lines, but I can talk about food all night long.
• I get angry when I think that people are blatantly incorrect on matters of fact.
• I hate okra and grated mountain yam for the same reason. They're both slimy.
• I know from personal experience, if a chef yelled at me in a kitchen, the first thing I'd want to do is hit them with…
• I know how to make sausage, and now that I've seen how laws are made, I'll stick with sausage.
• I know nothing about hip-hop... There's only so many times you can grab your crotch and prance around stage. I'm gonna get slammed now for…

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