- 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.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Last night was the first of a series of seasonal "Cool Flavours" dinners planned by the newly revamped Southern Highlands Food and Wine group. This was a Winter Regional Dinner held at Southern Highland Wines.FoodPath's Nick Padol was asked to be MC for the night, commenting on the food that came from our local producers.
A wide range of cool climate Southern Highlands wines were selected to match the food by Will Matthews, Wine Consultant who gave an interesting talk.
Most of these products are available at the Producers Markets in Bowral and Moss Vale.
FoodPath has a Farmers Market Tour which will take you to meet these producers and more. They will tell you about their products, give you a tasting and you can buy food knowing exactly where it is grown and who by. Pretty special?
