The story
The self-taught perfectionist who put Chicago on the world's culinary map. Never repeated a dish. His kitchen trained Grant Achatz, Curtis Duffy, and Graham Elliot. Tragically died of a stroke at 54, just over a year after closing.
Everything that was here
- 1987–2012
Charlie Trotter'sFine Dining
The self-taught perfectionist who put Chicago on the world's culinary map. Never repeated a dish. His kitchen trained Grant Achatz, Curtis Duffy, and Graham Elliot. Tragically died of a stroke at 54, just over a year…
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