Tom Colicchio

We become famous either because of the people we are associated with or for what we are good at. For Thomas Patrick Colicchio, he is known for his expertise in the kitchen. He is able to do great magic in the kitchen much of which many people know nothing about. This explains the reason why he is known as a celebrity chef. He is also the co-founder of the Gramercy Tavern which is located in New York City.

Initially, he serves as an executive chef and a co-owner of Gramercy Tavern. In addition to this, Tom is the co-founder of Crafted Hospitality. Crafted Hospitality includes; Craft (NYC and Los Angeles), Temple Court (NYC), Riverpark (NYC) Small Bacth (Long Island), Heritage Steak (Mirage Las Vegas), and Craftsteak (MGM Grand Las Vegas) restaurants. As a result of his expertise as a chef, he has received a total of 5 awards and hopes to get even more in the future.

Well, how well do you know about Tom Colicchio? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Tom Colicchio’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Tom Colicchio to date.

Biography and Early Life

Depending on a personal preference, Tom can be termed as old or young, but the best place to classify him as among the middle-aged. This is because he is in his late 50 considering he celebrates his birthday every 15^th of August every year from 1962. Tom’s official names are Thomas Patrick Colicchio and is the son of Thomas Colicchio and Beverly (nee Corvelli) who were living in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

His father Thomas was a union organizer, but it is not known what his mother’s occupation was. Tom is American by birth with Italian descent on both sides. Tom is a man of few words and therefore, he reveals very short information when it comes to his personal life and much is left a mystery to the public. As at now, it is not clear whether he has siblings or he is the only child in the family.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Tom Colicchio in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Tom Colicchio’s age is 58 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 15 August 1962. Though, he is 5′ 8″ in feet and inches and 177 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 172lbs in Pound and 78 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Being a successful chef is more of passion and talent than books and sitting consistently in a class. However, this does not mean that he should have sat in the house and concentrate on building his career and neglect the other part of his life which is his education. His parents chose Elizabeth high school as the best school for him to start his studies from where he graduated in 1980.

After graduating from high school, it is not clear whether he joined the college as he does not talk much apart from this part of his life. However, there are chances that he decided to pursue his career after his graduation and hence, he did not have enough time of concentrating in a classroom. This is because he clearly states that he started his career in the mid-1980s.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Tom has not only been busy pursuing his career as a chef, but he has been trying to work as hard as he can to be the best father and husband to his wife. In later 1990s, he was very busy with his career and also thought of starting a family of his own. Upon meeting Lori Silverbush in a specified year, he was sure that this was the right woman for him. Therefore, the two love birds decided to tie the knot in 2001 on unspecified dates.

The two have been married for more than 20 years now and they are doing very well together. They have also been blessed with two kids named Luka Bodhi who was born in 2009 and Mateo Lev who was born in 2011. He however has another son named Dante with his ex-girlfriend. Dante was born in 1993 and he is, therefore, the firstborn in Tom’s family.

Is Tom Colicchio Gay?

Tom Colicchio is not gay. The fact that he has been married for more than 10 years now and is a father of three is enough to prove that he is straight.

Professional Career

Tom opened the Gramercy Tavern hotel in 1994 and the hotel is based in Manhattan, New York in the United States of America. Tom is only a co-founder and his other partner is Danny Meyer. The tavern was voted “The Most Popular Restaurant” in 2003 and 2005 in New York City and the report was released by Zagat Survey. He sold his interest in Gramercy Tavern and opened Craftsteak in Las Vegas and this marked his successful career in this business.

Awards

It is not only fame that Tom has gained over the many years he has been in his career as a chef. He has also won a total of 5 awards all of which are James Beard Foundation Awards.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Tom Colicchio in ’2021’

Thanks to his commitment in his career as a chef, Tom currently has a net worth of $25 Million as of 2021. This would only be expected to rise even higher as he is a very innovative chef who becomes better by day.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Tom’s podcast was launched in June 2020, and it goes by the name “Citizen Chef” and he launched it via the iHeartRadio Podcast Network. This is a seasonal series that deals with politics, issues of food, policy and citizenship.

Tom opened his first restaurant in 1994 and since then, he has been actively involved in the hotel business to date.