Quotes by Charlie Trotter

About Charlie Trotter:

Charles "Charlie" Trotter was an American chef and restaurateur.
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What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone.

Charlie Trotter

Sometimes I think I should have chosen a line of work where it was just me alone in the room, with the sun coming in, and God, insofar as he or she exists, smiling down upon me. Then I would have never been accused of being a tyrant, other than towar...

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There has been no great surprise, no sudden revelation. I knew pretty much what I was getting into. What I've learned is that a restaurant can be as much of an art as you want it to be, but it has to be a successful business first.

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I timed my previous wife's pregnancy to the moment to have my son born on Bob Dylan's 50th birthday. There is no bigger Bob Dylan fan than me. You don't just time the day and impregnate your wife to get your kid to be born on Bob Dylan's 50th birthda...

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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.

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If people give me a year or two of their best effort, then I am their friend for life.

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I have a goal so lofty it's almost embarrassing to talk about. And that's to be the best restaurant in the world.

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One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment.

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I have always considered desserts to be of equal importance to the savory food.

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In a time when it is common for chefs to simply reproduce the innovations of others, the few who speak for themselves through their food become the skilled artists of their time.

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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.

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It's a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients.

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I have a certain point of view, a certain way to plate food, certain ingredients that I like to use.

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For over 20 years, I have been saying that Chicago is by far one of the greatest food cities in the world.

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In my case, vertical food was less about standing things up than layering things: more an attempt to gain texture by weaving things together.

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Ultimately, I want to prepare food that will be recognized equally in Tokyo, London, and Paris. I am after that universality, that transcendence.

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The body cannot produce enzymes in perfect combinations to metabolize your foods as completely as the food enzymes created by nature do. This results in partially digested fats, proteins, and starches that can clog your body's intestinal tract and ar...

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I never considered Miles Davis a perfectionist; I always considered him as an excellence-ist, where deviation is actually kind of cool.

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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.

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I wasn't using college as a stepping stone to law school or some other career. I just wanted a liberal-arts education.

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Author Bio

  • NameCharlie Trotter
  • DescriptionAmerican chef and restaurateur
  • BornSeptember 8, 1959
  • DiedNovember 5, 2013
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionRestaurateur