CELEBRITY chef Tom Colicchio became a household name thanks to his role as a Top Chef judge.
Since 2001, he's been married to Lori Silverbush and now fans want to know more about her.
Who is Tom Colicchio's wife Lori Silverbush?
Lori Silverbush is a film director, writer, producer, activist, and entrepreneur.
She began her career in the early 2000s after graduating with a Master’s Degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Silverbush is also a graduate of the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women and obtained her bachelor's degree from Cornell University, according to her biography.
In 2005, she was named Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film and has since been critically acclaimed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, and, Time Magazine, among others.
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Silverbush is arguably best known for her work with the films On the Outs (2004) and A Place at the Table (2012).
Outside of the film industry, she is known as the founder of A Place at the Table, an organization that is working to end hunger.
How did Tom Colicchio and Lori Silverbush meet?
Silverbush met her Top Chef husband in 1994 at his New York City restaurant Gramercy Tavern.
Colicchio and his partner, Danny Meyer, had just opened the restaurant when Silverbush was hired as a waitress, according to The New York Times.
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They later tied the knot at Martha's Vineyard in September 2001, just days after the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Colicchio and Silverbush arrived at Martha's Vineyard just one day before the attack, and at first, they thought that they should postpone their nuptials out of respect, but friends and family members encouraged them to move forward.
''We felt we didn't have the right to experience joy,'' Colicchio said at the time, via the NYT. ''But people called and said, 'You've got to carry on.'"
Silverbush, whose mother was raised in Israel, added: "Terrorism is not a new concept to me. I couldn't let them win."
Do Tom Colicchio and Lori Silverbush have children?
While Colicchio and Silverbush might be busy with their respective careers, that has not stopped them from starting a family.
Since tying the knot, Colicchio and Silverbush have welcomed two kids: Luka Bodhi and Mateo.
Colicchio also has an older son, Dante, from a previous relationship, according to Distractify.
At this time, little information is available on the Colicchio kids because they often stay out of the spotlight.
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