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'Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.'

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Tom Colicchio
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 15
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A couple of months ago, I was down in Florida for the Food and Wine Festival. And this journalist grabbed me and said, 'How does it feel to be a TV guy? You're no longer in the restaurant business.' And I laughed. I asked him, 'How long do you think it takes me to do a season?' He said, 'Well, 200 days.' And I was like, '200 days? Try 20!'
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