You can buy a box of low-fat macaroni and cheese made with powdered nonsense. Im not worried if Im using four different cheeses and its high in fat. Its real food. Thats whats more important. – Tom Colicchio

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

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