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Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter

Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 18, 2022

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter

Production Companies

Oak Street Pictures

Director

Rebecca Halpern

Description

In the 2000s, chef Charlie Trotter was the toast of Chicago, his eponymous restaurant one of the world’s top fine-dining destinations. A gastronomic revolutionary and a culinary bad-boy, Trotter paved the way for the likes of Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay, yet his tempestuous, competitive nature alienated many. With never-before-seen archival material and new interviews with those who loved and loathed Trotter—who died from a stroke in 2013 at age 54—this absorbing, unvarnished profile chronicles the passions of a master chef and the consequences of pursuing perfection at all costs.