List of Tom Colicchio Quotes

I Have Very Good Knife Skills. I Learned To Butcher On My Second Job - I Was 18 Years Old. Every Other Day We Would Break Down Six Legs Of Veal.

Hunger Is A Political Issue, And There Are Several Things Politically That Are Keeping People Hungry - Not Funding Food Stamps Adequately, Not Funding School Lunches Adequately. So There Is A Political Solution To The Problem Of Hunger.

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 Festival, It's Open Season.

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 Get Angry When I Think That People Are Blatantly Incorrect On Matters Of Fact.

I Can't Deliver Lines, But I Can Talk About Food All Night Long.

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.

A Steak Needs Fat To Taste Great.

A Lot Of Professions Happen To Be Male-dominated Because Women Drop Out At A Certain Point. It's Unfortunate.

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 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.

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 Issues. And Not Only Me, But The Entire Restaurant Industry Has Been Very Focused On This Issue.