Charlie Trotter : (3)

" 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

" 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. " - Charlie Trotter

" 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. " - Charlie Trotter