If you didn’t see it yesterday, check out this great interview with Tom Colicchio in the New York Times:

Even Top Chefs Have Picky Kids

Here’s Colicchio talking about his teenage son:

> But at the same time, there are some flavors kids just don’t like. For him, he’ll eat peas, but he doesn’t like broccoli. Green was always an issue. For a while he wouldn’t eat anything with chopped parsley. He still doesn’t eat raw tomatoes, it’s the gook inside. I had the same issue when I was a kid.

And on healthy eating:

> If food is well sourced and well prepared, I don’t think the word healthy needs to be brought into it. It’s healthy because it’s wholesome. That’s what we should focus on. You can buy a box of low-fat macaroni and cheese made with powdered nonsense. I’m not worried if I’m using four different cheeses and it’s high in fat. It’s real food. That’s what’s more important.

Look, I’m a big fan of Top Chef and would be sad to see him go, but if the Obama administration wants to draft this guy, I’m all for it.