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. Charlie Trotter More Quotes by Charlie Trotter More Quotes From 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 musician together food I have always looked at it this way: If you strive like crazy for perfection - an all-out assault on total perfection - at the very least you will hit a high level of excellence, and then you might be able to sleep at night. To accomplish something truly significant, excellence has to become a life plan. Charlie Trotter crazy sleep night Well, I kind of think that the opposite is true. The customer is rarely right. And that is why you must seize the control of the circumstance and dominate every last detail: to guarantee that they're going to have a far better time than they ever would have had if they tried to control it themselves. Charlie Trotter guarantees-that opposites thinking You have to be critical of what you do every day, to analyze it and be willing to push it further. Charlie Trotter critical willing 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 faltering failing The art of cooking is among the most intimate things that we can do for another. Charlie Trotter intimate cooking art Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit. Charlie Trotter fundraising generous-spirit chef I’m all about making money. It’s the greatest thing, because it means you get money to spend. Charlie Trotter get-money making-money mean Fernand Point's philosophy instilled what cuisine is all about: generosity and hugeness of heart. Charlie Trotter generosity heart philosophy Cuisine is only about making foods taste the way they are supposed to taste. Charlie Trotter cooking food way My fantasy is to have a restaurant where there are no written menus, but where you just ask people, What are you in the mood for? Fish? Meat? White wine? Charlie Trotter wine white people 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. Charlie Trotter brother philosophy needs It's a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients. Charlie Trotter humble challenges interesting 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. Charlie Trotter bags nice way One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment. Charlie Trotter true-knowledge combination moments 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. Charlie Trotter fraternity party people I never considered Miles Davis a perfectionist; I always considered him as an excellence-ist, where deviation is actually kind of cool. Charlie Trotter perfectionist excellence kind Students need to learn how to think critically, how to argue opposing ideas. It is important for them to learn how to think. You can always cook. Charlie Trotter important ideas thinking I wasnt using college as a stepping stone to law school or some other career. I just wanted a liberal-arts education. Charlie Trotter college art school My parents couldnt be looser. It was the ultimate laissez faire upbringing. Charlie Trotter laissez-faire-capitalism ultimate parent
