Chef Tom Colicchio

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Tom Colicchio has been the head judge on every season of Bravo’s reality TV show “Top Chef” as well as the host for “Best New Restaurant.”. He is the founder of ‘wichcraft, a New York City-founded sandwich shop with eight locations across the country, and Crafted Hospitality, whose family of restaurants includes Craft, Riverpark, Fowler & Wells, Craftsteak, Beachcraft and Heritage Steak. Colicchio has also received critical acclaim for Gramercy Tavern in New York City, where he formerly served as a co-owner and the executive chef, and is the recipient of five James Beard Foundation Awards for his accomplishments as a chef, including the highly-coveted “Outstanding Chef” award (May 2015).