Why I Cook

Why I Cook pdf, epub

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From an Emmy Award-winning celebrity chef comes a cookbook that offers an exclusive look into the mind and kitchen of the beloved restaurateur and TV personality. *Named one of Amazon’s Most Anticipated Cookbooks of Fall 2024.*

Tom Colicchio cooked his first recipe at just 13 years old—a stuffed eggplant from *Cuisine* magazine, picked up out of boredom—that ended up changing his life. For the first time, Tom shares his extraordinary personal journey, tracing his path from a working-class Italian upbringing in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to the award-winning kitchens of New York City’s top restaurants, to his role on *Top Chef* and the Emmy stage.

In *Why I Cook*, Tom reflects on more than 40 years behind the stove through 10 memoir-style chapters and 60 recipes. From early morning fishing trips with his grandfather to running the grill at the local swim club’s snack shack, and finally finding his way as a young chef in New York, Tom tells the story of the dishes and experiences that have shaped his life and career as a chef.