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About Us...
- 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.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Would you believe there are five trufferies that I am aware of in the Southern Highlands - and we were lucky to visit one today on our first FoodPath Chef's Tour.
We were introduced to Jet the blue heeler who has been trained to find truffles and he demonstrated his skills as we looked on from a distance.
He walked along the line of oak trees, suddenly stopped and scratched in the ground and there it was! He was rewarded with a special pat and a game of ball which he loves.
They smell a bit earthy and pungent and you either love them or you don't. I am a bit fascinated and they are still a novelty because we haven't had many - that's what made today so special!
Mind you we had truffle butter at the Biota M. arket yesterday, truffle shaved on our dinner at Biota Dining last week and then truffle infused Brie today, so we are doing well :)
Our Chef's Tours are not open to the public but are "industry tours" to help our local producers to develop their sales. They will be held on the last Monday of the month. Open to Chef's and anyone working in the food industry. To book contact us from www.foodpath.com.au
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Wow, what a big day at Biota Dining in Bowral today for Celebration Sunday.
There were five new stalls at the Produce Market in the restaurant garden which is growing each month. These included truffles from Marulan, beef from Sutton Forest, horseradish and chilli products from Goulburn, fine food from Moss Vale and jams from Harrington Park - all fabulous.
This is probably the last market this season that we will see the Highland Gourmet Potatoes from Wildes Meadow and delicious Filbert Farm hazelnuts from Werai. We will have to wait patiently for them to come again next season. It makes you appreciate them all the more when they are not available all the time. Don't you agree?
We had a huge group on the FoodPath long table for lunch today - twenty two, our largest to date! All went well and everyone enjoyed themselves; and the food was delicious again.
However, we think we will limit numbers in future so the group is more manageable and everyone can meet and greet as they would like to. We are not really about large groups - more about friendly intimate experiences :)
So - we already have bookings coming in for next month Sun 26 Aug, so if you want to join us please don't delay in case you miss out. Contact us from the website to book www.foodpath.com.au.
Price: $55 Time: 10.30 Market Tour, 12.30 lunch.
There were five new stalls at the Produce Market in the restaurant garden which is growing each month. These included truffles from Marulan, beef from Sutton Forest, horseradish and chilli products from Goulburn, fine food from Moss Vale and jams from Harrington Park - all fabulous.
We had a huge group on the FoodPath long table for lunch today - twenty two, our largest to date! All went well and everyone enjoyed themselves; and the food was delicious again.
So - we already have bookings coming in for next month Sun 26 Aug, so if you want to join us please don't delay in case you miss out. Contact us from the website to book www.foodpath.com.au.
Price: $55 Time: 10.30 Market Tour, 12.30 lunch.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Great atmosphere at Byron Bay - very casual and friendly and nearly as many coffee shops as Bowral!
Found a seafood restaurant called Fish Heads just near the beach - a well established business that grew out of the original kiosk apparently.
We have been using the app "Urban Spoon" on our smart phones. This has been very helpful for finding places to eat - and we have been writing reviews as we go. All good fun.
You should have seen the wonderful designs that were drawn in the sand with a rake - very beautiful.
Coffs tomorrow and home on Thurs because we have had a conference tour come in while we are away and we have to get organised. Conferences and private groups are becoming our main business for FoodPath these days!
Monday, July 16, 2012
Stayed at Byron Bay last night and Yamba tonight.. heading home now.
Yesterday we drove behind Murwillumbah and came across the "Tropical Fruit World". Very interesting though we missed out on doing their tour of the farm.
Huge range of tropical fruit
We had delicious ice-cream made with chunks of our choice of frozen tropical fruit blended with vanilla ice-cream. A huge range to choose from. I had dragon fruit and custard apple with papaya (see the pic)!
Yesterday we drove behind Murwillumbah and came across the "Tropical Fruit World". Very interesting though we missed out on doing their tour of the farm.
Huge range of tropical fruit
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