Tom Colicchio

Howdy, Sailor ... It's Top Chef, The Cruise!

Just when Top Chef apathy has reached a crippling level of "I just don't care any more," the brilliant marketing minds at Bravo have come up with a new way to garner cash interest. It's Top Chef ... on a boat!!

Q & A With Joel Stein: The "Intolerable Foodie" on Organics, Foodie Culture Man Food

Readers of Joel Stein's column in Time Magazine may remember when Stein hobnobbed with the super-rich over bottles of wine valued more than $5,000 each. The night he sampled dishes in the Alinea kitchen inspired by Escoffier's 1903 cookbook. Or the time he gobbled up KFC's Double Down sandwich, made ... More >>

Twitter Feud of the Week: Tom Colicchio vs. Dan Moody

It seems that a few weeks ago we missed a classic tweet-off between Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio and local chef Dan Moody, a former LudoBites sous chef who has spun off several pop-up of his throughout Southern California, including a recent stint at Culver City's Batch. Moody called out Colicchio ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

If Bon Appétit's New BA Kitchen Isn't Exactly A Test Kitchen, What Is It?

Patrick McMullanQuestlove's Fried Chicken At the BA Kitchen Launch Party​Bon Appétit magazine announced this week the opening of "BA Kitchen" in New York City. The space is "a modern cooking and entertaining space," according to a press release, located across from the Frank Gehry café in th ... More >>

And Now, A Brief Message From Tom Colicchio Giblet Fondling

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The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

dubh/Flickr​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. Los Angeles Times: Farmshop gets 2.5 stars, local artisan distilleries, gnocchi by Tom Colicchio. New York Ti ... More >>

Top Chef: Texas -- Top 10 Insights from Tom Colicchio & Padma Lakshmi on a Conference Call

Via NBCUniversalTop Chef: Texas judges Gail Simmons, Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio.​We've heard everything's bigger in Texas. That's a stereotype, and boy do those tend to piss off people. People like certain Dallas-based reporters who were on the Top Chef: Texas conference call with judges ... More >>

Top 6 Weekend Food Events: LA Food & Wine, Taste of Mercado La Paloma, Beer Float Showdown, Sunset Beer Company, Golden Road Brewing, LQ's Cheese Cart Pop-Up

LA Food & Wine This four-day extravaganza features dozens of events including special lunches and dinners cooked by top chefs from around the country. Sang Yoon of Lukshon hosts Chris Cosentino of Incanto (San Francisco), Tom Colicchio throws a clambake, Michel Richard will discuss his book Happy ... More >>

Tom Colicchio Cal Ripken, Jr.: The Same Person?

Blame it on a week of traumatic television programming (The Chew, The Boston Red Sox), but while watching ESPN the other day, it became increasingly clear that Cal Ripken, Jr., the longtime Baltimore Orioles player and Hall of Famer, and Tom Colicchio -- well, you know who he is -- not only look ter ... More >>

Battle Sangria: Rick Bayless vs. Susan Feniger & Mary Sue Milliken a Recipe from the Winner

C. LeVasserJamaica sangria by Rick Bayless​Some of us have been going out a lot less these days. But rather than unnecessarily spending twenty dollars on a rare gueuze at Father's Office, we've been throwing our money at things like Scharffen Berger chocolate, or imported speck from Alto-Adige ... More >>

And Now, A Brief Message From Tom Colicchio

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The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

Flickr/dubh​ What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of ... More >>

And Now, A Brief Message from Tom Colicchio the USDA

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HBO'S Mildred Pierce: Bad Diner Pies, Depression-era Food What Kate Winslet Was Doing to Chicken at Tom Colicchio's House

Andrew Schwartz/HBOKate Winslet in Mildred Pierce​ Just like James M. Cain's 1941 novel Mildred Pierce and the Oscar-winning 1945 feature film based on the book, HBO's Mildred Pierce, a five-part mini-series which starts on March 27th, (and which hews more closely to Cain's book than the post- ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 3/21-3/25

Flickr/Lauren Manning​ In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "While waiting for Pho Minh to resurface (please, please, let it resurface), try Pho Filet, a couple of blocks away, which also has a delicious pho bac, highlighted by a slab of filet mignon that l ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Joins Writing Team on HBO's Treme

Anthony Bourdain, no stranger to TV, is moving to the other side of the camera.​Under Anthony Bourdain's many writing credits - Kitchen Confidential, Bone in the Throat and Medium Raw, to name a few - we can now add HBO series Treme to that list. As the AVClub reports, via Nola.com, the sharp ... More >>

The Feast's Top 20 Most "Liked" Chefs on Facebook: Y'all May Be Not Agree With #1

The FeastMichael Symon, the #5 most "Liked" chef on Facebook​Do you think Michael Symon is sneering at Mario Batali across Kitchen Stadium right now, mocking him for having an inferior number of "Likes" on Facebook? We can almost hear Symon's Nelson-esque "hah-hah" from here. "Only 23,000-some ... More >>

The Daily Meal's 50 Most Powerful People in Food

Listmania continues (David Letterman's cultural legacy, perhaps, along with Velcro suits) but this time The Daily Meal has come up with something more compelling than a list of Top 10 Cupcakes. Theirs? America's 50 Most Powerful People in Food. It's a good list, as it would be: The Daily Meal is h ... More >>

And Now, A Brief Message From Tom Colicchio

screenshot of Tom Colicchio's Twitter page​

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 12/6-12/10

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "When you see how they react to the live octopus tentacles at Masan or the pig ear chicharrones at Lazy Ox Canteen, you may have a better idea of how they might handle the idea of babysitting triplets or a sudden move to Icel ... More >>

Q & A With Joan Nathan, Part 2: Kosher Wines, "Newish Jewish" How Tom Colicchio (Literally) Saved Her Life

Joan Nathan​In the first part of our conversation with Joan Nathan, we drove around the hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, (via speakerphone) of this award-winning cookbook writer and authority on all things Jewish cuisine, as she explained who loves matzo in France (apparently everybody), ... More >>

Yes, Georgio's!

New York's Robins Takes a Turn at Studio City Cucina

Q & A with Scott Conant, Part 2: Silverton, Celebrity, and Defending the Spaghetti Price Structure

Flickr user Muy YumScott Conant in the kitchen of Scarpetta Beverly Hills​ In part 1 of our interview with Scarpetta chef Scott Conant, we discussed his youth; how rejection from a plumbing program lead him to the life of a chef; what it felt like to get that first three-star review in The New ... More >>

And Now, A Brief Message From Tom Colicchio

screenshot of Tom Colicchio's Twitter page​

And Now, A Brief Message From Tom Colicchio

screenshot of Tom Colicchio's Twitter page​

Top Chef All-Stars Officially Announced With 18 Runner-Up Contestants

Bravo​ Ladies and gentlemen, it appears that the rumors of a Top Chef All-Stars season are true! TV Guide Magazine released an official report from Bravo that the upcoming eighth run of the Emmy award-winning competitive cooking show will include an all-star cast of eighteen runners-up from p ... More >>

Top ChefUpdate: Season 7 Winner, Season 8 Rumors Top Chef: Just Desserts

BravoTop Chef: Season 7 Winner Kevin Sbraga​ Wednesday night on the Top Chef Singapore-based finale, host Padma Lakshmi announced 31-year-old chef and New Jersey native Kevin Sbraga winner of the cooking competition's seventh season, edging out New York-based contestants Angelo Sosa and Ed Co ... More >>

Epicurious Names Top 15 Chefs (of Last 15 Years)

EpicuriousFergus Henderson (2007)​Epicurious, the website best-known as the excellent database warehouse for some 100,000 recipes from Bon Appétit and Gourmet, houses more than just recipes. It has articles, guides, videos, cooking and gadget advice, and, of course, lists. It seems everyone h ... More >>

Cobb Salad Fight: Clementine vs. Mendocino Farms

The Cobb salad, as the story goes, is an original L.A. dish, invented in the 30s by Bob Cobb at the Brown Derby. Most restaurants of a certain ilk seem to have it on their lunch menus, and patrons love to add their personal modifications (that's an old Los Angeles custom too). It is also one of the ... More >>

Vintage Enoteca Casual Wine Bar Opens in Hollywood

Danielle FrancoisVintage Enoteca​ While daydreaming about food and wine during their corporate advertising jobs in Manhattan, Danielle Francois and Jennifer Moore decided to ditch the daily grind and move across country to open casual wine bar, Vintage Enoteca. The Hollywood bar on Sunset Bou ... More >>

James Beard Restaurant & Chef Awards Announced: The Winners

​The James Beard Foundation announced the second round of winners, naming the Restaurant and Chef awards last night at Lincoln Center. Tom Colicchio (Craft) was named Outstanding Chef, beating out L.A.'s Suzanne Goin (Lucques, AOC, Tavern). The award for Outstanding Restaurant went to Daniel B ... More >>

2010 James Beard Finalists Announed: Suzanne Goin, Matt Molina, Michael Cimarusti, Jonathan Gold, Patric Kuh Nominated

James Beard​Twitter is at it again. The 2010 James Beard Award Finalists were announced this morning via the foundation's Twitter account. L.A's Suzanne Goin, of Lucques, AOC Wine Bar, Hungry Cat and Tavern was nominated for Outstanding Chef, while Matt Molina of Mozza and Michael Cimarusti of ... More >>

Top Chef Heads to D.C. With Kate Winslet Possible Judge: Why Not Rahm Emanuel??

Greg KadelPadma Lakshmi​ Top Chef is on the move again, trading in the red chips of Vegas for the red tape of Washington, D.C. And in typical political fashion, the show's shooting schedule has been held up - this time due to Emmy-nominated host Padma Lakshmi's pregnancy. "We were supposed to ... More >>

James Beard Semifinalists Announced: The L.A. Edition

James Beard​This morning the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists for its 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards. Judges will vote to determine the final 5 nominees in each category, which will be announced on March 22nd. The winners will be announced at the Foundation's award party, ... More >>

Hungry In America: A Documentary In Progress

Why do so many people, especially children, go hungry in a country this wealthy? If you missed the post on Daily Dish, here's the YouTube trailer for Hungry In America, a documentary currently in progress from filmmakers Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson. The film is produced by Tom Colicchio (Top ... More >>

The Best Baking and Pastry Books of 2009

This wasn't the greatest year for "keeper" cookbooks. Are you really going to whip up fussy 6-hour chicken wings on Monday game nights and weekend beef stew that takes so long to make you could drive to the French Laundry and back before it's ready? Well, maybe. It turns out 2009 was a stellar yea ... More >>

Just Desserts: Top Chef Spin-off Show For Pastry Chefs Announced Today

Padma with chocolate​If you've been sitting through all those Top Chef elimination and Quickfire challenges just to get to the desserts, Bravo has the show for you. Today network executives announced that a Top Chef spin-off series has been picked up. Top Chef: Just Desserts (the same drill, o ... More >>

Former Craft Chefs Matt Accarrino Catherine Schimenti Move Their Hearts To San Francisco

Matt AccarrinoSPQR: The Next Frontier​When Craft Los Angeles' opening chef de cuisine Matt Accarrino and pastry chef Catherine Schimenti departed the restaurant back in May, owner Tom Colicchio promptly replaced the dynamic agnoletti-gelato duo with Anthony Zappola and Shannon Swindle, the che ... More >>

61st Emmys: Deja Vu All Over Again

Winner-watching with cynicism and subversion

A Night of Top Chef Programming on Bravo: Pack Your Knives First, Please

Photo credit: BravoTom & Padma​If you're a fan of Top Chef, you will be staying at home tonight, breathlessly munching on dishes you've perhaps cooked from one of Rick Bayless's books. Or Huber Keller's or Michael Chiarello's. Or maybe Tom Colicchio's or even Padma Lakshmi's (yes, two of them) ... More >>

The Raw, the Cooked and Everything in Between: Taste of the Nation

The raw and the cooked--and everything in between--were showcased at Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation fundraiser event in Culver City on Sunday. Many of the participating local chefs were big on crudo, while others preferred carbonizing their protein. The sheer number of chefs and food busin ... More >>

Craft of a Top Chef: Lost and Found at Tom Colicchio's L.A. Spinoff Show Craftbar

The Craft experience distilled into a tasting menu of small plates

Food's Big Night Out: Not Such a Big Night for Los Angeles at the James Beard Awards

Jessica RitzThe scene at Avery Fisher Hall, with Ted Allen in the mix. The James Beard Foundation Awards is the Big Night Out for an industry that's all about nights out. Cooks, writers, restaurateurs, sommeliers, and others in the service of making great food and interpreting it for a hungry public ... More >>

Reservoir of Flavor: Chef Gloria Felix Opens the Newest of Silver Lake's Grown-Up Restaurants

The long-awaited restaurant is in the space pioneered by the takeout shack Netty's

No Reservations: Light Dining

Sweet and savory fare — without the foam

À La Carte À Gogo

Made-to-order meals at Craft

Sit Up and Watch

The best TV of 2006

Cook, Lie and Sinker

The G Spot (Sans the Pleasure)