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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
food taste cuisine
Cuisine is only about making foods taste the way they are supposed to taste.
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.