tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78419963000940431242024-03-20T10:07:23.056+11:00Join Jill and Nick as they take you behind the scenes to see where your food actually comes from!Meet the producers themselves and share some interesting food experiences with us!Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-68973242414232360162014-01-27T12:55:00.002+11:002014-01-27T13:20:37.980+11:00Peppers Food Trail - 25 Jan 2014We were very happy to provide two FoodPath activities for Peppers Manor House as part of their Food Trail package on the Australia Day weekend. Daniel James, Head Chef at Katers Restaurant at Peppers Manor House is a strong supporter of local produce, sourcing it as much as he can and identifying it on the menu. We provided a tour of the Bowral Market for a group of 24 in the morning and in the Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-14353675653110207402014-01-26T22:19:00.001+11:002014-01-27T12:31:26.588+11:00Gelato Making Workshop at Peppers Manor HouseWe have had Luigi de Luca down in the Southern Highlands before to run a Gelato Workshop for FoodPath, so were looking forward to running another one yesterday as part of a Peppers Manor House Gourmet Food Trail Event.
Luigi 's family have been gelato makers for 3 generations initially in Sicily and now in Australia. They have a Cremeria in Five Dock, Sydney. Visit them if you can, you will love Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-70176697249009145322014-01-22T23:33:00.000+11:002014-01-22T23:33:09.618+11:00Forgotten Skills - Jam MakingWe used to think that you should only use second grade fruit for jam making. Now it is common knowledge that really delicious jam is made from gorgeous fresh fruit.
We used to busily make jam when we had an abundance of fresh fruit on our trees. Now we know we can take the pressure off by freezing surplus fruit at its peak and make it into jam all year round.
However, the best jam is still made Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-19014022498556107932014-01-22T23:09:00.003+11:002014-01-22T23:09:28.506+11:00Year of the Farming Family - 2014Did you know that the United Nations has declared 2014 the Year of the Farming Family?
Did you know that 99% of Australian farms are still family owned and operated?
All the more reason for us to support our local producers, eat local fresh produce and generally celebrate how lucky we are to have access to these wonderful farming families in our community.
We love meeting new farmers and Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-41306406722812220132014-01-18T20:23:00.001+11:002014-01-18T20:23:53.430+11:00Jam and Jelly Making Class coming up - Sun 2 March 2014
Our
wonderful jam maker Biddy Maupin, or Lady Bucket as she is known
locally, is running another class for us on Sun 2 March 2014 at the
Berrima School Garden Kitchen, starting at 10am. Learn how to make a
range of jams, jellies and chutneys. Biddy shares her tips and tricks to
ensure your success. Tea/coffee on arrival with some special fruit cake
and finish with a light lunch including Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-24185599757824264912014-01-18T13:21:00.002+11:002014-01-18T13:21:52.528+11:00FoodPath Program for Wine Time - March 2014The month of March will have a range of food and wine activities across the Southern Highlands and is definitely a good time to visit the area. We have been busy over the holiday period planning our FoodPath involvement. If you are on our mailing list you will be aware that we have many things registered -
Food and Wine Tours
Jam Making Workshop
Bread Making, Wine and Artisan Cheese Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-56029892567450669322014-01-18T12:50:00.000+11:002014-01-18T12:54:48.045+11:00Family Farm Tours Feature on WIN TV - 15 Jan 2014We were excited to be asked to host a tour for WIN TV on Tues 14 January 2014 and exposure like this is great for our business. AND we had two great photographers along which was an added bonus - including Sasha Torilo from Intsywintsy Photography, Wollongong. We now have some great photos to promote these tours, thanks Sasha!
Also had another tour on Fri 17 Jan. Here are a collection of photos Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comSouthern Highlands, NSW, Australia-34.435389 150.48922919999995-35.273756 149.19833569999994 -33.597022 151.78012269999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-28694822086645750872014-01-07T07:37:00.000+11:002014-01-07T07:37:49.799+11:00Berry Picking and Family Farm ToursWow time flies and already we have started our "Summer holiday tours". This time last year Nicole Kidman and Keith joined us but we can't guarantee that again I'm afraid! Was just a lovely surprise.
We kick the tours for the year last Friday when a large family asked for a Family Farm Tour - and it just reminded me how much fun it is. Colin does a great job and has loads of animals - and he is Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-88430393493342669732013-12-11T23:27:00.001+11:002013-12-11T23:27:58.441+11:00PLANNING AHEAD FOR A BUSY NEW YEARWe have been busy firming up several tours and workshops for next year and have a busy schedule lined up. If you are on our mailing list you should have received our December Update the morning. If you didn't and you would like it, please let us know and we will email to you.
Scheduled Summer activities include:
Two Berry Picking tours (Sat 11 and 18 Jan)
A Winery Tour (Fri 3 Jan)
Two Family Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-17468279233554422922013-11-19T23:18:00.000+11:002013-11-19T23:18:22.957+11:00GIFT VOUCHERS FOR CHRISTMAS?Thinking Christmas?
Give "an experience" to someone you care for.
GIFT VOUCHERS are available for a range of FoodPath products.
Options include -
Market Tour (Bowral or Biota market) - $30
Food Lovers' Walking Tour in Bowral - $55
Jam Making Class and Light Lunch - $95
Mystery Tour (2 people) - half day - $85pp
Mystery Tour (2 people) - full day - $150pp
Contact us to order now.
Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-51464364407613878462013-11-14T17:38:00.001+11:002013-11-14T17:38:31.373+11:00Making Edible Christmas Gifts was funLast weekend we had a workshop with Patricia Phillips from the Blue Bowl Cooking School that was great fun. We used the wonderful kitchen facility at the Berrima Public School, part of their Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden project.
Patricia was so organised with everything set up to make four different things and it ran like clockwork -
Individual panforte
Spiced "stained glass" cookie Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-12114965970632406762013-10-27T22:39:00.004+11:002013-10-27T22:41:24.801+11:00RUNNER UP IN THE BUSINESS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE!As a small business we were very excited to be announced Runner Up in the "Excellence in an Attraction or Tour Service" category at the 2013 Southern Highlands Business Awards for Excellence on Fri night. Very gratifying to know we are up there near the top - there were seven finalists and the competition was tough.
We love what we do and look forward to getting better and better!
Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-78835698353516481552013-10-22T00:19:00.001+11:002013-10-22T00:23:48.254+11:00We love showing off Southern Highlands ProduceLast Thursday we were invited to put on a showcase of local produce for an international conference group at the Gibraltar Hotel. I arranged for a couple of our producers to come along and talk about their products and we took some jams and vinegars from Cuttaway Creek Raspberry Farm. Nick talked about the Highlands as a whole as a food growing area. Everyone is always surprised about that - a "Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-74773889399071319752013-09-26T00:41:00.007+10:002013-09-26T00:41:48.589+10:00The Food and Wine Festival was a great success!Well it is all over now until same time next year - but the Food and Wine Festival was a great success!! The weather was perfect which was very lucky - makes such a difference.
Katrina Hodgkinson and her husband joined us and was nice to have her support.
Most of our local wineries were represented and all had a great day - Cuttaway Hill, Bousaada, Cherry Tree Hill, Mt Ashby, Tertini Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-55985912214182545542013-09-15T19:08:00.000+10:002013-09-15T19:08:00.641+10:00COME TO OUR FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL NEXT WEEKEND - 21 - 22 SEPT 2013The festival is close now - just next weekend! Come to the Southern Highlands and join the fun.
To be held at the Bong Bong race course out of Bowral - plenty of parking but also a FREE shuttle bus service from the Bowral railway station.
Live music on both days. Over 60 stalls either food or food related. Delicious lunch options from some of our best chefs - or enjoy a family meal eg a Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-30560033914891725172013-09-14T22:08:00.000+10:002013-09-14T22:09:03.419+10:00FRUIT BOTTLING AT ELING FOREST - Sun 20 Oct 2013We are running a Preserving Workshop at Eling Forest Estate, Sutton Forest with Stephen Hogwood of the 1910 Bottling Company on Sun 20 Oct 2013. Steve is very knowledgeable and a great teacher. This time he will show us how to bottle fruit using the Vacola system.
Finish with a light lunch including many of Steve's products.
During the next month we also have a private class and this is always Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-89186052437652713642013-09-14T21:47:00.000+10:002013-09-14T21:47:23.290+10:00FOODPATH AT BIOTA ON SUN 29 Sept Looking forward to another leisurely day at Biota in Bowral on Celebration Sunday, 29 Sept 2013. Join the Market Tour first in the restaurant garden followed by a 3 course lunch of tasting platters at the FoodPath table.
Did you know that Biota Dining not only achieved two hats in the SMH Good Food Guide this month, but was also awarded Best Regional Restaurant and Best Regional Wine List.... Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-14238308170758346532013-09-04T18:52:00.000+10:002013-09-04T18:52:25.422+10:00SCHOOL HOLIDAY FARM TOURS - 24 Sept, 28 Sept, 6 Oct 2013We have three Family Farm Tours scheduled for the next school holidays so tell your friends and come and join us. Always fun these are a great thing to do with your children or grandchildren.
These tours appeal to locals, visitors and grandparents who have children staying during the school holidays.
We are visiting two farms on different days - both are fun and quite close to Bowral. Alan and Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-47151702180696690752013-08-25T20:39:00.007+10:002013-09-04T19:43:40.898+10:00JAM MAKING CLASS - SUN 8 SEPT 2013We have another Jam Making Workshop coming up with Biddy Maupin, affectionately known as Lady Bucket.
Biddy has a stall at the Mittagong and Moss Vale Market every month and makes a wide range of jams, jellies, chutneys, fruit cake and a chicken and duck liver pate.
Our first class with Biddy was fun. This time we will learn how to make:
Seville Orange Marmalade
Passionfruit and Lemon Butter
Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-75451788426058550352013-08-25T20:29:00.000+10:002013-08-25T20:29:45.789+10:00ANOTHER BUSY WEEKIt is very exciting that the busy weeks are getting closer and more frequent - we must be doing something right!
Had a corporate group last Sat 17 Aug for a Winery Tour and Lunch
A Truffle Tour at Robertson on Sun 18 Aug with 30 people!!
During the week we had a group of 21 Yr 9 Ag students from Sydney plus 2 teachers for two days of Farm Tours.
I enjoyed them all - the Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-26562578301562398512013-07-31T23:10:00.000+10:002013-07-31T23:44:41.487+10:00A FoodPath Truffle Tour at RobertsonHad our first Truffle Tour last Sat and it was very popular. Thirty six people came along. Was a beautiful day which was lucky considering it is the middle of Winter. We met Barbara and Ted and Jet the truffle dog. Ted gave a talk about the truffle business and passed around a container of fresh truffles which created a lot of interest. Fascinating to see what they look like and to smell the Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-35429788459828879472013-07-15T13:34:00.000+10:002013-07-15T13:34:04.993+10:00JOIN US FOR CELEBRATION SUNDAY AT BIOTA - Sun 28 July
We have a few spaces available this month for Celebration Sunday at Biota Dining due to a cancellation.
This is a popular day - with some people coming back again and again.
A nice way to spend the last Sunday of the month meeting our wonderful local food producers at the market in the restaurant garden in the morning, followed by a delicious 3 course lunch of shared Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-3762451126496963962013-07-10T22:28:00.000+10:002013-07-10T22:28:52.078+10:00Family Tours over until next School HolidaysWell, three family tours in one week - a good start to the year but time for a rest. We had huge groups for the first two and a smaller group today. Always get last minute bookings which is interesting - people waking up and looking for things to do with the kids that day.
The first tour was mostly grandparents, but the next two were young families who had come to the Highlands to stay. Most wereJill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-72293639833486513912013-07-09T19:02:00.000+10:002013-07-09T19:02:24.363+10:00FAMILY FARM TOURS ARE PROVING POPULARSo far we have had two Family Farm Tours in the Southern Highlands this school holidays and one to go - tomorrow! Colin and Kaaren have a range of animals for their own children and have kindly invited us in to share, for the tour - and the kids have loved it.
Not too late if you want to come tomorrow 10 July - just contact us from foodpath.com.au
Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841996300094043124.post-71757793165463762642013-07-09T18:34:00.000+10:002013-07-09T18:34:22.567+10:00Always nice to get good feedbackWe recently had a couple along on our table at Celebration Sunday at Biota who had received it as a gift from a friend. They were "farm sitting" sitting while she went overseas.
Apparently they loved it because I received the nicest message today from the friend -
"Jill, I've just gotten back from my trip and can't thank you enough for looking after my friends so well. It was the highlight of Jill Dyson,http://www.blogger.com/profile/12876439027357384761noreply@blogger.com