Remembering Charlie Trotter
Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo
“It’s super painful. It shouldn’t be this way.”
“He made such a major contribution to the world of cuisine. He was on the forefront of tasting menus, really the first chef to do all vegetable tastings. He was one of the first chefs to put in a test kitchen. He was one of the first to put out beautiful cookbooks for professional chef to keep up with that level of cuisine.”
Chicago Tribune
Friends and former colleagues remember Charlie Trotter, famed Chicago chef.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
In a statement, the Chicago mayor said Trotter “changed Chicago’s restaurant scene forever and played a leading role in elevating the city to the culinary capital it is today. ... He will always have a seat at the table among Chicago’s legendary figures.”