Enjoy the entire Maverick collection. Click here. Click here and learn how you can share the joy. Dick Elliott Frank Lee David Marconi Patrick Emerson Melody Long Laura Bright Patrick Emerson Wine and Beverage Director Wine and beverage director Patrick Emerson took a fascinating route to Charleston. A native of England, he was awarded a prestigious Moorhead Scholarship and graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The Morehead externship program exposed Patrick to South Africa, where he and his wife Ann settled after graduation and he pursued his interest in theater and wine. Four years later the prospects of an acting career moved them to New York City. As many thespians do, Patrick found employment in restaurants around the city- Martinis in midtown and with Josephinas in Lincoln Center. After four years in New York City, acting opportunities led Patrick and Ann to Los Angeles and Hollywood. There, while acting part time, he worked for the Patina group at Pinot Hollywood and helped open Europa restaurant in Beverly Hills, heading up the wine program. Thanksgiving 2000 brought with it a son named Luke and the decision to move closer to Ann’s family in North Carolina. While working in Wilmington, Patrick and Ann made a trip to Charleston and that visit lead to their decision in August, 2004 to complete their circuitous and adventurous route to the Lowcountry. As Wine and Beverage Director Patrick develops the wine programs and directs the purchasing for our three restaurants. He is responsible for staff wine training, special wine dinners, and a wine tasting program with Maverick’s newest operation and culinary center, Charleston Cooks!