Charlie Trotter Quotes
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You've got to give away what you love.
— Charlie Trotter
In my case, vertical food was less about standing things up than layering things: more an attempt to gain texture by weaving things together.
— Charlie Trotter
I love faltering. I love, in a sense, coming up short. Because you learn nothing from success. You learn so much from failing.
— Charlie Trotter
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.
— Charlie Trotter
If people give me a year or two of their best effort, then I am their friend for life.
— Charlie Trotter
My plan is to work on a master's in philosophy.
— Charlie Trotter
What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone.
— Charlie Trotter
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.
— Charlie Trotter
Fernand Point's philosophy instilled what cuisine is all about: generosity and hugeness of heart.
— Charlie Trotter
It's a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients.
— Charlie Trotter
I don't ever want to lose that mind-set where you've got to be able to realize different ideas-slash-fantasies-slash-possibilities in your life.
— Charlie Trotter
I wasn't using college as a stepping stone to law school or some other career. I just wanted a liberal-arts education.
— Charlie Trotter
I'm really not that comfortable with people. I mean, I love individuals, but I'm not very social.
— Charlie Trotter
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.
— Charlie Trotter
I have a goal so lofty it's almost embarrassing to talk about. And that's to be the best restaurant in the world.
— Charlie Trotter
I'm all about making money. It's the greatest thing, because it means you get money to spend.
— Charlie Trotter
Ultimately, I want to prepare food that will be recognized equally in Tokyo, London, and Paris. I am after that universality, that transcendence.
— Charlie Trotter
For over 20 years, I have been saying that Chicago is by far one of the greatest food cities in the world.
— Charlie Trotter
When I graduated I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but I knew I didn't want a conventional career.
— Charlie Trotter
I've always been a little crazy.
— Charlie Trotter
My father was a successful entrepreneur.
— Charlie Trotter
I worked in 40 restaurants over a five-year period.
— Charlie Trotter
I am actually a very gentle person.
— Charlie Trotter
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.
— Charlie Trotter
I believe in focusing on details.
— Charlie Trotter
Achieving excellence is being passionate about what you're doing and working so hard that they have to hire two people to replace you.
— Charlie Trotter
I would always be embarrassed to read out loud in class because I would transpose words and letters and things.
— Charlie Trotter
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.
— Charlie Trotter
Cooking is exactly like making music.
— Charlie Trotter
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.
— Charlie Trotter
I never considered Miles Davis a perfectionist; I always considered him as an excellence-ist, where deviation is actually kind of cool.
— Charlie Trotter
One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment.
— Charlie Trotter
Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit.
— Charlie Trotter
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.
— Charlie Trotter
To me, searching for perfection isn't anywhere near as interesting as trying to find your own voice.
— Charlie Trotter
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.'
— Charlie Trotter
