Tom Colicchio

A steak needs fat to taste great.

I hate okra and grated mountain yam for the same reason. They're both slimy.

Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

I go in the butchers and there's not a lot of meat I can eat these days, with having all the animals.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.