Why I Cook Amazing Ameziane A Hard Kick in the Gaiman and Russell once A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions is a captivating exploration of life and how to live it by an individual who has already lived way more than a lifetime’s worth of extreme experiences paired with stunning artwork by co creator Alberto Ponticelli Tom recounts the extraordinary personal journey that brought him from his working class Italian background in Elizabeth Tom Colicchio cooked his first recipe at 13 years old—a stuffed eggplant from an issue of Cuisine magazine that he picked up out of boredom—and it changed his life