- Jill Dyson,
- Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia
- Click on the link to read Jill's latest blog post. Jill has been running FoodPath in the Southern Highlands of NSW with her partner Nick since April 2010. They have grown the business to a level where they now include a range of activities including tours, workshops and collaboration with others (cooking schools, wineries, etc). During the past 10 years Jill and Nick have got to know the local producers and continue to promote and support these local small businesses. They have organised and run many food related activities including taste education workshops and producer visits. It was after they organised a successful tour for a group of chefs from some of the best restaurants in Sydney that they realised they could turn their interest into a business - and this led to the setting up of FoodPath - Culinary Tours with a Difference. Now Jill and Nick are working closely with Southern Highlands Tourism and Wingecarribee Council to help raise the profile of their area as a food destination where everyone will benefit - tourists, local consumers and the producers themselves.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The annual Robertson Show was held on 5-6 March and for the second year the Produce section included home made cheeses. There were over 30 entries and the standard was good, a stand out performer being Cressida and Michael McNamara with their sheep's milk cheese.
FoodPath's own Nick Padol as asked to judge the cheese and did a sterling job again.
Cressie and Michael moved to the Southern Highlands 6 months ago and we look forward to a long and happy association with them as their cheese gets better and better. They are hoping to "go commercial" in late 2011. Until then Cressie is looking after the quality of the sheep and the pasture and Michael continues in his day job and makes the cheese.
Don't you just love the way the country shows get the kids involved? I always check out the vegie sculptures and the cakes and handcrafts. Aren't these photos fun!
