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Table of Contents; About This Book; Prologue; Part One: Launching a World-Class Restaurant (1987-1992); Part Two: International Success (1995-2000); Part Three: Evolutions, Rivalries, New Directions (2001-2007); Part Four: Closing Up Shop, Looking Toward the Future (2010-2012); Part Five: Trotter's Legacy; Sources.;Bursting onto the Chicago fine-dining scene in 1987, Charlie Trotter's restaurant soon became a local icon and eventually a national landmark. From his initial rise to culinary stardom to his untimely death in November 2013, Charlie Trotter was one of Chicago's most distinguished and high-profile chefs. Trotter, more than any of his peers, ushered in a new type of dining experience-the "New American" gourmet cuisine that has proliferated across the country-by never offering the same menu twice, and creating multi-course meals from scratch each day using boutique ingredients, including a rare all-vegetable degustation. Drawn from 26 years of Chicago Tribune articles, profiles, and reviews, Charlie Trotter offers a comprehensive account of the restaurant that put Chicago at the center of the American culinary world and chronicles the events and tributes surrounding Trotter's decision to close his eponymous restaurant in 2012. Employing both the fine-tooth comb of local journalism and the acerbic wit of high-stakes restaurant criticism, Charlie Trotter gives readers an intimate portrayal of the lightning-rod figure who for years was synonymous with Chicago fine dining, revealing the inner workings of both the man and his landmark restaurant. Bursting onto the Chicago culinary scene in 1987, Charlie Trotter's restaurant--named for the executive chef and owner behind the fine dining establishment--soon became a local icon and eventually a national landmark. From his rise to stardom to the 2012 announcement that his eponymous restaurant would be closing its doors, Charlie Trotter has consistently been one of Chicago's most distinguished and high-profile chefs. Trotter, more than any of his peers, ushered in a new type of dining experience--the'New American'gourmet cuisine that has proliferated across the country--by never offering the same menu twice, and creating multi-course meals from scratch each day using boutique ingredients, including a rare all-vegetable degustation. Drawn from 25 years of Chicago Tribune articles, profiles, and reviews, Charlie Trotter offers the most comprehensive examination of the restaurant that put Chicago on the culinary map. Employing both the fine-tooth comb of local journalism and the acerbic wit of high-stakes restaurant criticism, Charlie Trotter gives readers an intimate portrayal of the always controversial, much beloved figure who for years was the standard-bearer when it came to Chicago fine dining. From the moment Trotter began garnering national attention, though, controversy seemed to follow--challenges to his innovative'chef's table'dining style by city health inspectors;the ire of his fellow chefs after he deemed foie gras too inhumane to serve and the Chicago City Council followed suit; and slights by national review outlets such as Michelin. For 25 years, gourmet food and difficult feuds were nearly inseparable for Charlie Trotter's. Charlie Trotter gives readers an in-depth look at the inner workings of both the man and his landmark restaurant. Bursting onto the Chicago fine-dining scene in 1987, Charlie Trotter's restaurant soon became a local icon and eventually a national landmark. From his initial rise to culinary stardom to his untimely death in November 2013, Charlie Trotter was one of Chicago's most distinguished and high-profile chefs.

Trotter, more than any of his peers, ushered in a new type of dining experience—the "New American" gourmet cuisine that has proliferated across the country—by never offering the same menu twice, and creating multi-course meals from scratch each day using boutique ingredients, including a rare all-vegetable degustation.

Drawn from 26 years of Chicago Tribune articles, profiles, and reviews, Charlie Trotter offers a comprehensive account of the restaurant that put Chicago at the center of the American culinary world and chronicles the events and tributes surrounding Trotter's decision to close his eponymous restaurant in 2012. Employing both the fine-tooth comb of local journalism and the acerbic wit of high-stakes restaurant criticism, Charlie Trotter gives readers an intimate portrayal of the lightning-rod figure who for years was synonymous with Chicago fine dining, revealing the inner workings of both the man and his landmark restaurant. Now updated through late August 2012: A fast-paced biography chronicling the rise of Charlie Trotter and his eponymous Chicago-based restaurant, his 20-plus year reign atop the city's fine dining scene, and his restaurant's August 2012 closing, as told by the Chicago Tribune journalists who were there from the beginning.