Charlie Trotter
Charlie Trotter
Charles "Charlie" Trotterwas an American chef and restaurateur...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth8 September 1959
CityWilmette, IL
CountryUnited States of America
considered desserts food
I have always considered desserts to be of equal importance to the savory food.
almost best lofty talk
I have a goal so lofty it's almost embarrassing to talk about. And that's to be the best restaurant in the world.
certain food plate
I have a certain point of view, a certain way to plate food, certain ingredients that I like to use.
carrots few great harder people serve
It's a lot harder to get people to 'ooh' and 'aah' over beets and carrots than it is to get them to 'ooh' and 'aah' over artichokes or asparagus, and I enjoy being able to take these humble, 'lowbrow' foodstuffs up a few notches and serve them with great exuberance.
equally food prepare recognized
Ultimately, I want to prepare food that will be recognized equally in Tokyo, London, and Paris. I am after that universality, that transcendence.
thinking ideas important
Students need to learn how to think critically, how to argue opposing ideas. It is important for them to learn how to think. You can always cook.
reading book okay
What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone.
party people fraternity
I couldnt really relate to the fraternity or party scene, to the people out in the mall every day protesting one thing or another. I felt like there was no one I could relate to.
art school college
I wasnt using college as a stepping stone to law school or some other career. I just wanted a liberal-arts education.
parent laissez-faire ultimate
My parents couldnt be looser. It was the ultimate laissez faire upbringing.
nice bags soup
Always make stock in a large quantity and freeze it in plastic bags. That way, when you want to make a nice soup or boil veggies, you can simply pull the bag out of the freezer.
excellence kind perfectionist
I never considered Miles Davis a perfectionist; I always considered him as an excellence-ist, where deviation is actually kind of cool.
moments combination true-knowledge
One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment.
wine white people
My fantasy is to have a restaurant where there are no written menus, but where you just ask people, What are you in the mood for? Fish? Meat? White wine?