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
applying bars boring compared hanging people spend stuff twenties
I don't understand people who spend their twenties hanging out in bars and going to football game. That stuff is so boring compared to really applying yourself to what you do.
american-celebrity felt mall people protesting
I couldn't 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.
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.
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.
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?
afraid figured people
You can't be afraid to not have everything figured out. There's too much pressure on young people today to have it all figured out when they're in college.
best friend life people year
If people give me a year or two of their best effort, then I am their friend for life.
cook high liked natural oven root slowly takes until
I've always liked root vegetables because most of them have a natural sweetness. They have a high fructose content, especially when you cook them and caramelize them in a saute pan. Or you can take a turnip and cook it slowly in the oven until it's browned, and it takes on a kind of sweetness. These vegetables are pretty easy to like.
adage rarely
You know the old adage that the customer's always right? Well, I kind of think that the opposite is true. The customer is rarely right.
call designer experts proven
I wouldn't call it designer food. It's more proven experts in the field.
loud
I would always be embarrassed to read out loud in class because I would transpose words and letters and things.
I worked in 40 restaurants over a five-year period.
brothers kick
I got on a Dostoyevsky kick right after college. I started with 'Crime and Punishment,' went on to 'The Possessed' and then 'The Brothers Karamazov' and 'The Idiot.'
casual changed concept design elements exciting originally remove
I didn't want to remove some of the exciting design elements to make it work. And then the concept changed to something a little more casual than we originally planned.