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. Tom Colicchio More Quotes by Tom Colicchio More Quotes From Tom Colicchio This is what people don't understand: obesity is a symptom of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people are just eating and not exercising. It's because kids - and this is the problem with school lunch right now - are getting sugar, fat, empty calories - lots of calories - but no nutrition. Tom Colicchio exercisekidsschool Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key. Tom Colicchio recipestechniquekeys I think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell. Tom Colicchio kitchenrunningthinking 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. Tom Colicchio kitchenwantfirsts It's my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with an understanding of where foods are grown. Tom Colicchio understandingartthinking I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality. Tom Colicchio qualitycomfortthinking Once you have your basics down, you can start breaking the rules. Tom Colicchio basics Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts. Tom Colicchio understandingshould-havechef People are not hungry because we dont produce enough. People are hungry for political reasons. Tom Colicchio hungrypoliticalpeople In an ideal world for me, school lunch would be free for everybody. Tom Colicchio lunchwould-beschool Most cooks try to learn by making dishes. Doesnt mean you can cook. It means you can make that dish. When you can cook is when you can go to a farmers market, buy a bunch of stuff, then go home and make something without looking at a recipe. Now youre cooking. Tom Colicchio cookinghomemean With conglomerates selling companies to liquidators, who close down plants and move to non-union areas, it's about time progressive union leaders step in to stop such job-losing tactics... ESOP should become a part of future bargaining packages! Tom Colicchio wisdomjobsmoving Men with shaved heads are always better. Just ask my wife. Tom Colicchio shaved-headwifemen 'Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.' Tom Colicchio bossmeanchef 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 at home, but we're feeding them in school with tax dollars. Quite frankly, if my tax dollars are being spent to feed kids, I'd rather feed them better food. Tom Colicchio homekidsschool You have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food. Tom Colicchio moderncookswant Too often, chefs just want to experiment - they want to use liquid nitrogen before they know how to use heat. Tom Colicchio nitrogenusewant 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 but there are some great stories there. Tom Colicchio cuttingstorieschef One of the first jobs I ever had was opening clams in a seafood restaurant, so I'm pretty quick at it. Tom Colicchio clamsjobsfirsts I don't really like money - I like the things you can buy with money. Tom Colicchio
