Cuisine is only about making foods taste the way they are supposed to taste. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
The most successful food, I think, is food that both appeals to the super-sophisticated diner or foodie and to the lay diner… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
I have always considered desserts to be of equal importance to the savory food. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
It's a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
I have a certain point of view, a certain way to plate food, certain ingredients that I like to use. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
The art of cooking is among the most intimate things that we can do for another. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I want to prepare food that will be recognized equally in Tokyo, London, and Paris. I am after that universality, that… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
If you know what you're doing, you can make a meal happen with any kitchen knife. But using a top-quality knife versus… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
The body cannot produce enzymes in perfect combinations to metabolize your foods as completely as the food enzymes created by nature do.… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
There has been no great surprise, no sudden revelation. I knew pretty much what I was getting into. What I've learned is… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
In a time when it is common for chefs to simply reproduce the innovations of others, the few who speak for themselves… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
I was always inspired by restaurants like La Tulipe in Manhattan. You'd walk right by and say, 'Oh what a lovely house.'… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
My fantasy is to have a restaurant where there are no written menus, but where you just ask people, 'What are you… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
It's a lot harder to get people to 'ooh' and 'aah' over beets and carrots than it is to get them to… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
I've always liked root vegetables because most of them have a natural sweetness. They have a high fructose content, especially when you… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
Fernand Point's philosophy instilled what cuisine is all about: generosity and hugeness of heart. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
A quarter century of running a restaurant - that's a long time to do one thing. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
In my case, vertical food was less about standing things up than layering things: more an attempt to gain texture by weaving… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
For over 20 years, I have been saying that Chicago is by far one of the greatest food cities in the world. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
All four elements were happening in equal measure - the cuisine, the wine, the service, and the overall ambience. It taught me… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
Always make stock in a large quantity and freeze it in plastic bags. That way, when you want to make a nice… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
I don't want to turn 50 and say, 'Gosh, I wish I'd lived in that part of the world for a time. I wish… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share
If people give me a year or two of their best effort, then I am their friend for life. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share
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… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share
I never considered Miles Davis a perfectionist; I always considered him as an excellence-ist, where deviation is actually kind of cool. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share
Sometimes I think I should have chosen a line of work where it was just me alone in the room, with the sun coming… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share
I'm really not that comfortable with people. I mean, I love individuals, but I'm not very social. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share
In a time when it is common for chefs to simply reproduce the innovations of others, the few who speak for themselves through their… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
