According to Celebrity Net Worth, Tom Colicchio is worth around $20 million. Much of that likely comes from his career as a restaurateur and chef, which also includes opening the ever-popular Gramercy Tavern in the '90s. But let's be real: restaurants drain more dough than they make sometimes, and it seems like he also likely pulls in a hefty salary from being on Bravo's Top Chef. His per-episode salary isn't public, but host and judge Padma Lakshmi reportedly makes $50,000 per episode, so it's likely that he makes around the same. Her role is a little larger as host and judge, but given Colicchio's celebrity, it's safe to bet that there's not too much of an income gap between them.
As co-judge Gail Simmons told Vice, he takes his work and the show very seriously. "Tom is a chef-chef. He is not a TV chef. He's a hardened, New York chef. He's fiercely passionate about this industry and protecting it. And he has a stake in the game because he has restaurants and a reputation to uphold," she said.
It's a good thing, too, because his restaurants, along with so many others all over the world, have taken a major hit due to the coronavirus pandemic. Colicchio has been on the front lines when it comes to protecting small businesses and workers, both at his restaurants and others all over the country.
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