If you ever want to get anywhere in life, you're going to have to push it, and somebody's going to push you… — Charlie Trotter Anywhere Copy Share Image
Any fool can be happy. What I'm interested in is satisfaction. There's got to be more to life than just being happy.… — Charlie Trotter Any 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 Able Copy Share Image
Fernand Point's philosophy instilled what cuisine is all about: generosity and hugeness of heart. — Charlie Trotter Cuisine Copy Share Image
I’m all about making money. It’s the greatest thing, because it means you get money to spend. — Charlie Trotter Get money 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 Bases 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 Ask 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 Ambience Copy Share Image
One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment. — Charlie Trotter Combination 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 Across Copy Share Image
The idea that you have to pursue greatness... it's up to you; it's your life. — Charlie Trotter Greatness Copy Share Image
I got on a Dostoyevsky kick right after college. I started with 'Crime and Punishment,' went on to 'The Possessed' and then… — Charlie Trotter After Copy Share Image
I have always looked at it this way: If you strive like crazy for perfection - an all-out assault on total perfection… — Charlie Trotter Able Copy Share Image
My parents couldn't be looser. It was the ultimate laissez faire upbringing. — Charlie Trotter Laissez faire Copy Share Image
Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit. — Charlie Trotter Chef Copy Share Image
If you want the meaning of families and life and religion and philosophy rolled into one package, all you need to read… — Charlie Trotter Brother Copy Share Image
Students need to learn how to think critically, how to argue opposing ideas. It is important for them to learn how to… — Charlie Trotter Arguing Copy Share Image
You can't be afraid to not have everything figured out. There's too much pressure on young people today to have it all… — Charlie Trotter Afraid Copy Share Image
Maybe it's good to be traumatized in your youth, to make you think differently and step outside the box. Anybody can be… — Charlie Trotter Anybody Copy Share Image
The art of cooking is among the most intimate things that we can do for another. — Charlie Trotter Art Copy Share Image
Well, I kind of think that the opposite is true. The customer is rarely right. And that is why you must seize… — Charlie Trotter Circumstances Copy Share Image
