Tom Colicchio

Infobox Chef
name = Thomas Patrick Colicchio


birthdate = Birth date and age|1962|8|15|mf=y
birthplace = Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
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television = "Top Chef"
prevrests = "Gramercy Tavern", New York City
awards = five James Beard Foundation Medals
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Thomas Patrick "Tom" Colicchio (b. August 15, 1962 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is a noted American chef. He was co-owner, co-founder, and executive chef of the [http://www.gramercytavern.com Gramercy Tavern] in New York City, which opened in 1994, and was voted Most Popular Restaurant in New York City by the Zagat Survey in 2003 and 2005. He sold his interest in 2006 and is no longer affiliated with the restaurant. He is also the founder and co-owner of the [http://www.craftrestaurant.com Craft] restaurants.

Colicchio is the recipient of five James Beard Foundation Medals for his cooking accomplishments. He has been the head judge on every season of the Bravo reality TV show "Top Chef".

Colicchio is Italian-American on both his father's and mother's side.

Colicchio is married to filmmaker Lori Silverbush. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04EFD71F3AF933A0575AC0A9679C8B63]

Restaurants

New York City
* Craft
* Craftbar
* Craftsteak
* 'wichcraft

MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Ledyard, CT
* Craftsteak

Los Angeles
* Craft

Las Vegas, Nevada
* Craftsteak
* 'wichcraft

Kiawah Island, South Carolina
* Voysey's (consultant)

Dallas
* Craft

San Francisco
* 'wichcraft

Atlanta
* Craft @ The Mansion on Peachtree

Books

"Think Like a Chef: The Craft of Cooking"

Eat Drink or Die

On August 20, 2008, Colicchio partnered with Or Die Networks' eatdrinkordie.com, a site dedicated to hosting entertaining, instructional food videos made by experts and users alike. [ [http://www.courant.com/entertainment/celebrity/hc-funnyordie.artaug24,0,930651.story "New 'Or Die' Site: Eatdrinkordie.com"] ]

References

* [http://www.iceculinary.com/news/article_28.shtml Interview with Tom Colicchio] at ICE - April 2004

External links

* [http://www.eatdrinkordie.com/tom_colicchio Tom Colicchio's Eatdrinkordie.com Profile]
* [http://www.gramercytavern.com/gramercy_tavern.html Gramercy Tavern] official web site
* [http://www.wichcraftnyc.com/ 'wichcraft] official web site
* [http://www.craftrestaurant.com/ Craft Restaurant] official web site
* [http://www.bravotv.com/Top_Chef/season/4/bios/index.php?cat=judge&p=tom_colicchio Top Chef bio] and [http://www.bravotv.com/Top_Chef/season/4/blogs/index.php?blog=tom_colicchio blog]