86 Quotes by Charlie Trotter

You've got to give away what you love.

Excellence is about fighting and pursuing something diligently, with a strict and determined approach to doing it right. It’s okay if there are flaws in the process – it makes it more interesting.

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

A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, that’s when cuisine is truly exciting.

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

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

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.'

My parents couldn't be looser. It was the ultimate laissez faire upbringing.

I've always been a little crazy.