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
I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if youre going out for one, that isnt the time to scrimp on calories or quality. – Tom Colicchio
Theres the issue of hunger, and theres an issue of if youre 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? – Tom Colicchio
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