86 Quotes by Charlie Trotter

What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone.

I couldnt really relate to the fraternity or party scene, to the people out in the mall every day protesting one thing or another. I felt like there was no one I could relate to.

I wasnt using college as a stepping stone to law school or some other career. I just wanted a liberal-arts education.

My parents couldnt be looser. It was the ultimate laissez faire upbringing.

Always make stock in a large quantity and freeze it in plastic bags. That way, when you want to make a nice soup or boil veggies, you can simply pull the bag out of the freezer.

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

Cuisine is only about making foods taste the way they are supposed to taste.

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.

Fernand Point's philosophy instilled what cuisine is all about: generosity and hugeness of heart.