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Chef Charles "Charlie" Trotter “One of the most beautiful things that I can do for you – or that any one of us can do for another – is to serve each other. It’s one of the most human things. It’s one of the most basic things. But you do that from the heart. You do that because you want to connect with somebody. ‘Service, not Servitude’ is something that should never be lost.” - Charlie Trotter (1. http://www.thetrotterproject.org/about) Chef Charlie Trotter was born in September of 1959 in Wilmette Illinois, a mere five miles north of the Chicago town border. Chef Trotter spent most of his child hood in the same area and graduated from Winnetka Illinois which is only a few miles away from his home town. Even in his pursuit of higher education Chef Trotter remained a resident of Illinois and attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale Illinois. Two years into his education he committed a sin according to many residents of Illinois and transferred to a rival state and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Despite making a reputation for himself later in life as a Master Chef his early college pursuits earned him a bachelors degree in political science. After college Chef Trotter began his career in the culinary field. He returned to Chicago …show more content…

Through the years he has claimed eight James Bear awards, a five star rating from the Mobil travel guide, membership in Traditions And Qualite, and induction into Retail and Chateaux. In addition it was awarded two stars by the Michelin Guide. His restaurant remained open until August of 2012 when he closed it because of a desire to travel and earn a masters degree. Before closing his restaurant was named one of the 30 best restaurants in the world and top five in the United States. In 1999 Chef Trotter also caught a big break and began hosting a show in PBS called "The Kitchen Sessions with Charlie

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