Charlie Trotter Quotes (62 quotes)

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„You can't be afraid to not have everything figured out. There's too much pressure on young people today to have it all figured out when they're in college.“
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„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 restaurant can be as much of an art as you want it to be, but it has to be a successful business first.“
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„The body cannot produce enzymes in perfect combinations to metabolize your foods as completely as the food enzymes created by nature do. This results in partially digested fats, proteins, and starches that can clog your body's intestinal tract and arteries.“
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„I've always liked root vegetables because most of them have a natural sweetness. They have a high fructose content, especially when you cook them and caramelize them in a saute pan. Or you can take a turnip and cook it slowly in the oven until it's browned, and it takes on a kind of sweetness. These vegetables are pretty easy to like.“
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„I was always inspired by restaurants like La Tulipe in Manhattan. You'd walk right by and say, 'Oh what a lovely house.' You didn't realize there was a restaurant behind the door.“
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„I got on a Dostoyevsky kick right after college. I started with 'Crime and Punishment,' went on to 'The Possessed' and then 'The Brothers Karamazov' and 'The Idiot.'“
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„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 I'd read that book by Faulkner.' I want time to delve back into Thoreau and Kafka.“
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„I don't understand people who spend their twenties hanging out in bars and going to football game. That stuff is so boring compared to really applying yourself to what you do.“
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„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.“
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„When I graduated I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but I knew I didn't want a conventional career.“
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„Ultimately, I want to prepare food that will be recognized equally in Tokyo, London, and Paris. I am after that universality, that transcendence.“
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„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.“
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„The idea that you have to pursue greatness... it's up to you; it's your life.“
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„My plan is to work on a master's in philosophy.“
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„My parents couldn't be looser. It was the ultimate laissez faire upbringing.“
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„My father was a successful entrepreneur.“
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„It's a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients.“
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„In my case, vertical food was less about standing things up than layering things: more an attempt to gain texture by weaving things together.“
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„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.'“
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„I've always been a little crazy.“
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Charlie Trotter
Author born: September 08, 1959
Author died: November 05, 2013
Nationality: American
Author Profession: Celebrity

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