Patrick's professional career began first in teaching and publishing before following his passion into cooking. He attended one year culinary school before landing an internship at the renowned McCrady's restaurant in Charleston, SC after which he was offered a full time position. He left McCrady's to help open Charleston's Xiao Bao Biscuit as sous-chef. After a year and a half Patrick decided to return home to the mountains to open a restaurant of his own, serving the food of his childhood, in the neighborhood where he grew up.