Tom Colicchio
About
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Life Events
1991
Selected by Food & Wine magazine as one of the top ten "Best New Chefs" in the United States, while working as the executive chef of Mondrian
1994
Opened Gramercy Tavern in New York with partner Danny Meyer; served as co-owner and executive chef; sold his interest in 2006 and is no longer affiliated with the restaurant
2000
Won the James Beard Award for Best Chef in New York City
2001
Opened Craft restaurant, one block south of Gramercy Tavern
2001
Published first cookbook, Think Like a Chef; won The James Beard KitchenAid Cookbook Award
2002
Craft was awarded The James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant
2002
Opened Craftsteak at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas
2003
Opened the sandwich shop 'wichcraft in New York
2003
Published second cookbook, Craft of Cooking
2006
Co-host and head judge of Bravo's hit reality cooking series "Top Chef"; earned an Emmy nomination in 2009 as Host for a Reality/Competition Program
2009
Published third cookbook, 'Wichcraft: Craft a Sandwich into a Meal ¿ and a Meal into a Sandwich
2009
Was a consulting producer on Bravo's "Top Chef" spin-off series, entitled "Top Chef Masters"
2009
Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
2010
Played himself on three episodes of the HBO New Orleans-themed drama "Treme"
2011
Played a party guest in the animated film "The Smurfs"
2015
Was the host and executive producer of "Best New Restaurant"
