About Quote by Tom Colicchio

When you have a chef that wants to be in the spotlight, maybe after one or two appearances on a show, they think they're…

— Geoffrey Zakarian

Being on "Top Chef" opens a lot of doors and gives you a wider audience than you may have had before. It was super-scary…

— Stephanie Izard

Physically, this season of Top Chef was very challenging. We stayed up for 48 hours for the BBQ challenge; we ran around in a…

— Shirley Chung

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…

— Tom Colicchio

I love 'Top Chef.' I think it rewrote the book on how food shows are presented on TV.

— Andy Cohen

It is great to add some glamour to the food industry, like television shows have done for the food world and inspiring people to…

— Curtis Stone

I love cooking shows! I'm not a bad cook myself, but I must say that I admire the creativity of those young chefs. It…

— Leila Slimani

If you cook something on the show, and I don't like it, I'm going to tell you. I don't understand how you could watch…

— Steve Harvey

I'm in a place where I feel comfortable not being a chef anymore. That's taboo in our industry. 'Chef' is supposed to be the…

— Roy Choi

It's an interesting thing, Top Chef. Some of the contestants will make you one great dish, and then make you something on the next…

— Wolfgang Puck

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

Shows like 'Top Chef,' 'Hell's Kitchen' have helped bring attention to the culinary world on a whole, but you have to be cautious it…

— Geoffrey Zakarian