91 Quotes by Tom Colicchio

A lot of professions happen to be male-dominated because women drop out at a certain point. It's unfortunate.

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.

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.

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

You have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food.

Don't touch my napkin. I do not want the server to pick up the napkin and put it on my lap. I know it belongs there; maybe I don't choose to put it there.

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.

There's the issue of hunger, and there's an issue of if you're going to cut out food programs. We should be focusing on healthy food. Right now, fruits and vegetables are very expensive. So what can we do on the policy side to bring the cost of fruits and vegetables down?

Mushrooms can be very fancy. It's the closest you can get to eating dirt.