Member Spotlight: Patricia Bolton
SFS member and retired IT Executive Patricia Bolton first learned about the Slow Food movement by listening to NPR! She is into traditional food preservation techniques and highly recommends The Noma Guide to Fermentation.
• Name: Patricia Bolton
• Hometown: Costa Mesa, CA
• Neighborhood: Issaquah
• Member of Slow Food Since: 2017
SFS: What are your favorite spices?
PB: Sumac, nutmeg, oregano, basil (do herbs count?)
SFS: What do you do to embody Slow Food in your daily life (career, home, hobbies, etc)?
PB: Waste reduction, conserving traditional methods, practicing food preservation techniques (fermentation, canning, dehydration), global food awareness.
SFS: What is your favorite dish or food that has profound meaning for you and why?
PB: My grandmother’s fried chicken
SFS: What is the last great book or film about food that you read/saw and would recommend to the Slow Food community?
PB: The Noma Guide to Fermentation