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
brother philosophy needs
If you want the meaning of families and life and religion and philosophy rolled into one package, all you need to read is The Brothers Karamazov.
philosophy heart generosity
Fernand Point's philosophy instilled what cuisine is all about: generosity and hugeness of heart.
humble interesting challenges
It's a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients.
art cooking intimate
The art of cooking is among the most intimate things that we can do for another.
mean get-money making-money
I’m all about making money. It’s the greatest thing, because it means you get money to spend.
generous-spirit fundraising chef
Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit.
thinking guarantees-that opposites
Well, I kind of think that the opposite is true. The customer is rarely right. And that is why you must seize the control of the circumstance and dominate every last detail: to guarantee that they're going to have a far better time than they ever would have had if they tried to control it themselves.
critical willing
You have to be critical of what you do every day, to analyze it and be willing to push it further.
fighting interesting excellence
Excellence is about fighting and pursuing something diligently, with a strict and determined approach to doing it right. It's okay if there are flaws in the process - it makes it more interesting.
failing faltering
I love faltering. I love, in a sense, coming up short. Because you learn nothing from success. You learn so much from failing.
food together cuisine
A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, that's when cuisine is truly exciting.
education school stepping stone using
I wasn't using college as a stepping stone to law school or some other career. I just wanted a liberal-arts education.
best life pedal planet
Life's too short. You may be on this planet for 80 years at best or who knows, but you can't just pedal around and do the same thing forever.
appeals both diner food lay time
The most successful food, I think, is food that both appeals to the super-sophisticated diner or foodie and to the lay diner at the same time.