John Danza wrote: One thing will always stand out for me. About 10-12 years ago, when Kitchen Sessions was in production, I was eating at the kitchen table. I called him aside for a moment and asked him about a small pot that he used a lot in the show to create sauces, where he would finish them with a hand-held blender. The pot was tall and thin, so there was no splashing during the blending. I asked him what kind of pot it was because I hadn't been able to find one like it for my own use. He didn't say a word but held up his index finger as if saying "wait a moment" and disappeared into the studio kitchen next door. A minute later he appeared with the pot and gave it to me. The retail value of the pot was about the same as I was paying for the dinner at the time. It was a magnanimous gesture and I still use the pot today.
pairs4life wrote:This news disturbed me far more than I thought.
pairs4life wrote:He loved vegetables. He wanted you to love vegetables. His commitment to urban kids before it was cool is still one of the best things about him.
This news disturbed me far more than I thought.
I will never forget one of those moments when I first felt like an adult was taking my mum for dinner. My mother called my father back in South Carolina after the meal and told him all about the meal. I later discovered he was sharing this story with everyone beaming with pride at how grown up and kind his 'little girl" had become so far away from home.
pairs4life wrote:This news disturbed me far more than I thought.
sazerac wrote::( Just read a great tribute piece written nearly a year ago by Homaro Cantu
http://homarocantu.blogspot.com/2012/12/did-i-ever-tell-you-best-part-about.html
The Kitchen Chemistry Sessions name was in part tribute to Charlie's Trotters - 'The Kitchen Sessions'.
Charlie would say, "More caviar! No we can't charge them for more, we just do it! That's what we do, the right thing. Anything less would not be enough, anything more and it would be too much." It made complete sense. Don't ever skimp on the good stuff. A complete departure from my life growing up. I was in the right place. I was encouraged to taste every tin of caviar. Crazy.
It makes me want to buckle down and drive further. That's the quintessential Trotter ethos. In adversity you buckle down, your tenacity doubles, your focus becomes more laser like. You just push harder to keep yourself and your team out of mediocrity. That's one of the biggest things to take away from Charlie Trotter.