Charlie Trotter

Bursting onto the Chicago fine-dining scene in 1987, Charlie Trotter''s restaurant soon became a local icon and eventually a national landmark. From his initial rise to culinary stardom to his untimely death in November 2013, Charlie Trotter was one of Chicago''s most distinguished and high-profile chefs.

Trotter, more than any of his peers, ushered in a new type of dining experience—the "New Amer...