Tom Colicchio

Most cooks try to learn by making dishes. Doesnt mean you can cook. It means you can make that dish. When you…

— Tom Colicchio

You hit a certain age and - especially because of TV - the young cooks coming up say, 'You're a sellout, because…

— Tom Colicchio

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

I know how to make sausage, and now that I've seen how laws are made, I'll stick with sausage.

— Tom Colicchio

I have kind of a weird technique with zucchini. I cut it into small cubes; sweat it in olive oil, adding just…

— Tom Colicchio

One of the first jobs I ever had was opening clams in a seafood restaurant, so I'm pretty quick at it.

— Tom Colicchio

I hate okra and grated mountain yam for the same reason. They're both slimy.

— Tom Colicchio

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

When I was 26, 27 years old I was running a kitchen in New York, and I was a raving lunatic. The…

— Tom Colicchio

I think the patterns are set very early when the kids are young. But at the same time, there are some flavors…

— Tom Colicchio

I started cooking 30-something years ago. When I was 14, 15, I was a short-order cook in a snack bar. That was…

— Tom Colicchio

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.

— Tom Colicchio

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…

— Tom Colicchio

Even cooking at home, the difference between my wife cooking and me cooking is major. When my wife cooks, the kitchen looks…

— Tom Colicchio

I have very good knife skills. I learned to butcher on my second job - I was 18 years old. Every other…

— Tom Colicchio

Right now I am kicking around an idea to do a web talk show on a boat. Guests would come on and…

— Tom Colicchio

In New York, I'll walk down the street and someone will say, 'Nice show,' and that's it. If I'm at a food…

— Tom Colicchio

I can't deliver lines, but I can talk about food all night long.

— Tom Colicchio

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

Men with shaved heads are always better. Just ask my wife.

— Tom Colicchio