Pat got into the international cuisine scene in college where she had many friends from all over the world and enjoyed dinner and party get-togethers with them.  She spent a year working in a Seattle Korean restaurant while living with the family.  In the late 1980’s Pat started investigating the raw food aspects of culinary practice and typically eats a mostly raw food diet in the summer months.  She is currently studying with chef James Sant in his online Plant Food Culinary Program.