Photo By/Courtesy of Patricia Palafox Sweisford
Patricia Palafox Sweisford, a native of El Paso, shares how she has gone from growing up eating mostly canned food, to discovering a passion for healthy, fresh quality food and wine while traveling through Europe. Her passion for food grew to the degree that after retirement from teaching, she enrolled at El Paso Community College’s Culinary Arts program. Her story addresses what she sees as a changing phase of culinary options in El Paso where fresh food, quality dining and good wine is becoming part of El Paso’s landscape.
1. Culinary Arts Transforming El Paso
2. Developing a Taste for Food
3. Patricia's Full Food Story (Audio)
Scholarly Reflection: “Cooking to Experience the World”
Scholarly sources: “Wine as a Central Part of a Meal”