Patrick brings the same passion and devotion he has for cycling the winding roads of his mountain home to everything he does. During his undergraduate studies at NC State, he spent a year in Paris that resulted in three return trips to live in France. Following a four-year stint working in widely acclaimed restaurants in Charleston, SC, he returned to Asheville to open his own.

With an exceptional eye for detail, and the creative imagination and drive to match, he transitioned an abandoned neighborhood gas station into an immaculately executed concept restaurant, beloved to both locals and visitors. Throughout the execution and operation of his restaurant group, Patrick has developed and continues to nurture strong bonds within the community that are continuously oriented toward nourishment and improvement.

As is typical of the deeply curious, his passions are continually evolving. Yet, the ones that remain constant are food and cooking, cycling (of all types, and often of an "epic" nature), friends, film, literature and poetry, wine, family, and mountain living. Patrick is surrounded by rich, meaningful friendships of the highest quality and he remains close with his parents, who live nearby, and his brother, an avid fly fisherman, who is the brewmaster at Starr Hill Brewery near Charlottesville, VA. He currently lives with his two dogs, Arthur and Beatrice, in his 1926 brick home in Downtown Asheville.