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
american-celebrity dining elements equal four happening measure overall taught
All four elements were happening in equal measure - the cuisine, the wine, the service, and the overall ambience. It taught me that dining could happen at a spiritual level.
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We were all looking forward to this and we spent a lot of energy in trying to do this, ... But as the budget continued to escalate, we just finally said, 'Do we really want to pay off an 11-1/2, 12-million dollar restaurant?'
entitled gets home man maybe raise time voice work
At home, a man is entitled to raise his voice maybe once a year, if something really gets under his skin. At work, it's different. I raise my voice all the time. Not out of malice, but to get things right. It's never personal.
quarter running time
A quarter century of running a restaurant - that's a long time to do one thing.
behind inspired la lovely realize
I was always inspired by restaurants like La Tulipe in Manhattan. You'd walk right by and say, 'Oh what a lovely house.' You didn't realize there was a restaurant behind the door.
plan work
My plan is to work on a master's in philosophy.
close hard spokesman trying
I'm not trying to become the spokesman for this kind of thing, but you've got to look hard and close at this,
best friend life people year
If people give me a year or two of their best effort, then I am their friend for life.
ask five great three
If you go around the kitchen and ask my employees what they want to be doing in three to five years, most of them, if they're being honest, will tell you that they don't want to be working for me. They want to have their own place. And I think that's great.
god tackle trying
I don't know how to put this gently, but I'm trying to tackle the biggest question of all, which is the God question.
sarcasm
If I have to use some sarcasm or . . . do whatever, ... I'll do what I have to do.
lived time turn
I don't want to turn 50 and say, 'Gosh, I wish I'd lived in that part of the world for a time. I wish I'd read that book by Faulkner.' I want time to delve back into Thoreau and Kafka.
love
I'm really not that comfortable with people. I mean, I love individuals, but I'm not very social.
finding moments prepare rabbit sliced slightly
improvisation is about finding your own voice. When you prepare a dish, even if you make the same one just moments later, the rabbit loin will be sliced a little bit differently, or the composition will be slightly different.