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
anywhere near trying
To me, searching for perfection isn't anywhere near as interesting as trying to find your own voice.
budget continued dollar energy finally forward looking pay spent trying
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?'
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,
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.
plan work
My plan is to work on a master's in philosophy.
book books-and-reading
We said, 'We've got to write his book for him,'
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.
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.
hard harder
As tough as I've been on anybody, as hard as I've ever been on anybody, I have been harder on myself. By far.
life
If you ever want to get anywhere in life, you're going to have to push it, and somebody's going to push you to get there. End of story.
attempt food less standing texture vertical weaving
In my case, vertical food was less about standing things up than layering things: more an attempt to gain texture by weaving things together.
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.