I hate okra and grated ...

I hate okra and grated mountain yam for the same reason. They're both slimy.
 Tom Colicchio

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Many of them have accomplished a lot before they ever get to 'Top Chef' although they're not well known. The show just provides them with a platform. There's just one winner and on some seasons you can get numerous chefs that are really good. Even if they don't win, they're all talented.
 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 that’s usually working in Asian food.
 Tom Colicchio
With conglomerates selling companies to liquidators, who close down plants and move to non-union areas, it's about time progressive union leaders step in to stop such job-losing tactics... ESOP should become a part of future bargaining packages!
 Tom Colicchio
I know how to make sausage, and now that I've seen how laws are made, I'll stick with sausage.
 Tom Colicchio