Tom Colicchio
Tom Colicchio
Thomas Patrick "Tom" Colicchiois an American celebrity chef. He co-founded the Gramercy Tavern in New York City, and formerly served as a co-owner and as the executive chef. He is also the founder of Craft and Colicchio & Sons restaurants. Colicchio is the recipient of five James Beard Foundation Awards for cooking accomplishments...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth15 August 1962
CityElizabeth, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
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 a pot.
Once you have your basics down, you can start breaking the rules.
Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts.
Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.
Too often, chefs just want to experiment - they want to use liquid nitrogen before they know how to use heat.
I think the patterns are set very early when the kids are young. But at the same time, there are some flavors kids just don't like.
Mushrooms can be very fancy. It's the closest you can get to eating dirt.
A couple of months ago, I was down in Florida for the Food and Wine Festival. And this journalist grabbed me and said, 'How does it feel to be a TV guy? You're no longer in the restaurant business.' And I laughed. I asked him, 'How long do you think it takes me to do a season?' He said, 'Well, 200 days.' And I was like, '200 days? Try 20!'
You have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food.
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 20 years has gone down 40 percent while the price of whole foods, fruits and vegetables, has gone up 40 percent and obesity goes up right along that curve.
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 a platform. There's just one winner and on some seasons you can get numerous chefs that are really good. Even if they don't win, they're all talented.
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 this.
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 to try stuff. The show is entertainment, but I think it has done so much for the public perception of what food can be.
A lot of professions happen to be male-dominated because women drop out at a certain point. It's unfortunate.