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

(2022)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 236 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2022

Runtime: 96 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Rebecca Halpern

Cast: Charlie Trotter, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Grant Achatz, Norman Van Aken, Carrie Nahabedian, Della Gossett, Michelle Gayer, David Lefevre

Plot

Before the Food Network and social media, Chef Charlie Trotter revolutionised global cuisine. He was a rock star among the first generation of celebrity chefs, but his meteoric rise came at a price.

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.