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
Charlie Trotter quotes about
critical willing
You have to be critical of what you do every day, to analyze it and be willing to push it further.
generous-spirit fundraising chef
Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit.
art cooking intimate
The art of cooking is among the most intimate things that we can do for another.
humble interesting challenges
It's a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients.
food taste cuisine
Cuisine is only about making foods taste the way they are supposed to taste.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
parent laissez-faire ultimate
My parents couldnt be looser. It was the ultimate laissez faire upbringing.
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.
moments combination true-knowledge
One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment.
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.