Tom Colicchio: Why I Cook

Part memoir and part cookbook, this relatable resource explores the life and culinary adventures of award-winning celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Tom Colicchio. Learn how he went from a working-class Italian neighborhood in New Jersey to the kitchens of New York City's best restaurants, the set of "Top Chef" and the Emmy Awards stage.

• Contains 60 recipes and 10 memoir chapters.
• Recipe highlights include My Mother's Pasta with Broccoli . . . Not Really; Happy Wife, Happy Life Soup; and My First Recipe: Mussels with Tomatoes, Tarragon and Red Onion.
• Hardcover, 320 pages.