Asian food is very easy to like because it hits your mouth very differently than European food does. In European food, there may be two things to hit – maybe sweet and salty, maybe salty-savory, but Asian kind of works around, plus you have that distinct flavor thats usually working in Asian food. – Tom Colicchio
You have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food. – Tom Colicchio
So you can say, Get Big Government out of here, and dont tell me what to eat, but when kids are going to school, and theyre being fed junk, were pretty much telling them what to eat, and were telling them junk is OK. – Tom Colicchio
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. – Tom Colicchio