[dennisw]

I post this because this man was an entrepreneur and a big success. He ran his restaurant for 25 years ....Then said he would close it to go get a degree and travel

To decompress I would say. So after one year off from this very demanding business he is dead. Looks like heart or stroke related.

Dead at 54 after one year of “retirement”

[Calvin Locke]

FWIW, I was just checking to refresh my memory on him, and came across this article. That, and I remember the pictured women from "Top Chef".

The Darker Side Of Charlie Trotter's

R.I.P.

[mgstarr]

My (ex) wife got us the special table in the kitchen at his restaurant in 1991 or 1992. Beyond memorable.