Video: Charlie Trotter talks borrowing chickens from Cafe Ba Ba Reeba, being voted ‘meanest’ in Chicago and more
By Mark BazerVideo: Charlie Trotter talks borrowing chickens from Cafe Ba Ba Reeba, being voted ‘meanest’ in Chicago and more
By Mark BazerI don’t know that I’ve enjoyed an interview more than the one I did with Charlie Trotter.
I booked him for the show … nervously. Don’t get me wrong; I was ectastic to have Trotter as a guest. But I’d heard he doesn’t suffer fools gladly — and, knowing my knowledge of fine dining is, well, limited, I worried I’d quickly become one of those fools.
But Trotter was funny and entertaining and generous, and the interview is one I always point to when people ask me about The Interview Show. With Trotter’s announcement that he’s closing his signature restaurant, here’s the interview. I hope some of the stories he tells in it are new to you.
PART ONE
PART TWO
The next Interview Show is this Friday, Jan. 6, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Guests include novelist John Green (Looking for Alaska, The Fault in Our Stars), Fake Shore Drive founder and editor Andrew Barber, actor Marc Grapey (Race at the Goodman), jazz-DJ group Seeking Wonderland and Gaztro-Wagon. More info here.