Charlie Trotter, who has become an internationally recognized chef and restaurateur since opening his namesake fine-dining restaurant in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood 20 years ago this summer, ...

For decades, Trotter's name was synonymous with cutting-edge cuisine. He earned 10 James Beard Awards, wrote 10 cookbooks and in 1999 hosted his own public television series, "The Kitchen Sessions ...

CHICAGO (AP) – Award-winning chef Charlie Trotter, a self-taught culinary master whose namesake Chicago restaurant elevated the city’s cuisine and provided a training ground for some of the nation’s ...

CHICAGO (AP) Charlie Trotter had built a reputation so stellar that the culinary world still had high expectations for the famed chef after he closed his award-winning namesake Chicago restaurant last ...

CHICAGO -- With a culinary style he likened to improvisational jazz, Charlie Trotter changed the way Americans view fine dining, pushing himself, his staff, his food and even his diners to limits ...