All Tom Colicchio Quotes
- One of the first jobs I ever had was opening clams in a seafood restaurant, so I'm pretty quick at it. Clams
- You have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food. Classics
- Hunger is a political issue, and there are several things politically that are keeping people hungry - not funding food stamps adequately, not funding school… Adequately
- Many of them have accomplished a lot before they ever get to 'Top Chef' although they're not well known. The show just provides them with… Accomplished
- Asian food is very easy to like because it hits your mouth very differently than European food does. In European food, there may be two… Asian
- 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 pros… Amateur
- We're adults. We're the ones who should teach the kids what's good to eat. I don't think the government should ever regulate what we eat… Adult
- I started cooking 30-something years ago. When I was 14, 15, I was a short-order cook in a snack bar. That was at a place… Ago
- As a chef, I had started working with groups like Share Our Strength and various local food banks in New York, raising money for hunger-related… Banks
- You want to be the baddest guy in the kitchen and you want the person next to you to know it. Baddest
- I have kind of a weird technique with zucchini. I cut it into small cubes; sweat it in olive oil, adding just a little oil… Add
- Right now I am kicking around an idea to do a web talk show on a boat. Guests would come on and go fishing with… Boat
- I travel around and hear from so many kids. Their parents say they were always very picky but they watch the show and they want… Entertainment
- I started cooking in kitchens right out of high school, and I was lucky to work with a lot of great people, but I had… Business