“Cooking is exactly like making music.” — Charlie Trotter Quote

“Cooking is exactly like making music.”

“It's a lot harder to get people to 'ooh' and 'aah' over beets and carrots than it is to get them to 'ooh' and 'aah' over artichokes or asparagus, and I enjoy being able to take these humble, 'lowbrow' foodstuffs up a few notches and serve them with great exuberance.”

“All four elements were happening in equal measure - the cuisine, the wine, the service, and the overall ambience. It taught me that dining could happen at a spiritual level.”

“I have always loved food. I began cooking for my family as a young girl, and to this day, it's one of my greatest pleasures in life.”

“Several hundred years ago, the only thing that slave families had was cooking and their family meals.”

“There's a point of no return when you're cooking tomatoes. A little too much heat, a little too long in the pot, and you lose that sense of fresh ripeness that makes tomatoes so great.”