You have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food. – Tom Colicchio
Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key. – Tom Colicchio

You have to know the classics if you want to cook modern food. – Tom Colicchio
Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key. – Tom Colicchio
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
In New York, Ill walk down the street and someone will say, Nice show, and thats it. If Im at a food festival, its open season. – Tom Colicchio
St. Louis has a lot of weird food customs that you dont see other places – and a lot of great ethnic neighborhoods. Theres a German neighborhood. A great old school Italian neighborhood, with toasted ravioli, which seems to be a St. Louis tradition. And they love provolone cheese in St. Louis. – Andy Cohen