Food
An autopsy is scheduled today for famed Chicago chef Charlie Trotter, whose unexpected death at 54 on Tuesday shocked both the city and the food world.
Nov. 6, 2013
The shocking death of famed Chicago chef Charlie Trotter brought out fond remembrances from the food world as news of the 54-year-old’s passing spread nationwide.
Nov. 5, 2013
Daily Dish
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Nov. 13, 2008
When Christie’s auctioned off “The Magnificent Cellar of Charlie Trotter’s” last December, the 357 lots, much of it fabled Burgundies and Rhones, fetched close to a million dollars, $918,027 to be exact.
Charlie Trotter: A pioneer in wine as well as food
World & Nation
Friends and former colleagues remember Charlie Trotter, famed Chicago chef.
After an inconclusive autopsy Thursday, the search for the cause of death of pioneering Chicago chef Charlie Trotter continues.
Nov. 8, 2013
[Updated: 7:12 p.m.: Charlie Trotter’s family issued a statement earlier expressing sorrow at the shocking death of the 54-year-old acclaimed chef and asking for privacy “as we work through this difficult time.”
Obituaries
Trotter pioneered a distinctly American form of haute cuisine at Charlie Trotter’s. In 1999, he was named the country’s Outstanding Chef by the James Beard Foundation.
Charlie Trotter dies at 54; put Chicago on foodies’ radar