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- 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.
Showing posts with label Robertson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robertson. Show all posts
Saturday, June 22, 2013
We now have two dates confirmed for our truffle tours to Ted and Barbara's farm near Robertson! This is special because not many truffle farms will let you visit.
- Sat 27 July
- Sun 18 Aug
Other tours can be organised for group of 10 or more.
It is Winter so make sure you dress appropriately. Warm up at the outdoor fire in a pit on arrival, tea or coffee, talk and powerpoint presentation, walk to the trufferie, see the truffle dog in action, discover truffles around the oak trees, finish with a tasting of truffle treats.
Meet at the Old Cheese Factory cafe in Robertson at 10am.
Follow us to the farm nearby
Tour runs from 10.30 -12.
Price: $55
To book contact us - www.foodpath.comau, info@foodpath.com.au or m: 04i9 617 021 and we will email you a booking form
Friday, June 21, 2013
I think that today is the first time I have ever eaten truffle on the day that it was harvested! Actually I can count on one hand the number of times I have eaten truffle or even seen them - which makes today all the more special.
This afternoon we met with Ted Smith who has a trufferie near Robertson. Last year they found their first truffles and we wanted to ask if we could run some Truffle Tours this year.
Ted brought with him a small 40g truffle beautifully packaged and labelled. The pungent smell was strong and unmistakable.
After some discussion Ted agreed that we could run tours with a minimum of 10 people - as long as his supply of truffles holds up. Very exciting. They are well set up and a tour will include a welcoming cup of tea or coffee, a talk in the hay shed about growing truffles, a visit to the trufferie where we will see the truffle dog in action. We will finish with a tasty truffle treat.
I will write up the tour description and pop it on the website as soon as we have confirmed dates.
Nick from ABC Illawarra radio has already asked if he can come along - it is an unusual tour and will be popular, I'm sure.
Ted brought with him a small 40g truffle beautifully packaged and labelled. The pungent smell was strong and unmistakable.
I will write up the tour description and pop it on the website as soon as we have confirmed dates.
Nick from ABC Illawarra radio has already asked if he can come along - it is an unusual tour and will be popular, I'm sure.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
We have decided to introduce a new product to our range of tours - a Private Hosted Tour.
Coming to the Southern Highlands and not familiar with the area?
We often get enquiries from people who are coming to the Highlands for the weekend and are looking for something interesting to do. If we don't have tours scheduled this can be difficult.
When we travel I know that we are always looking for some way to get behind the scenes and not be "just a tourist" - and spending the day with a local is what we would love - so we have decided to offer this to our customers!
As well as knowing a lot about the food grown in the Southern Highlands we are also familiar with other interesting aspects of the Highlands like - history, gardens, arts and crafts, nature, food and wine.
The range of possibilities is extensive and we would plan the time together based on your interests.
So - come with us for a half day or a full day and meet the locals along the way.
Tour only (meals excluded). Transport - you follow us in your car.
Contact us to discuss from www.foodpath.com.au or info@foodpath.com.au
Coming to the Southern Highlands and not familiar with the area?
We often get enquiries from people who are coming to the Highlands for the weekend and are looking for something interesting to do. If we don't have tours scheduled this can be difficult.
So - come with us for a half day or a full day and meet the locals along the way.
Tour only (meals excluded). Transport - you follow us in your car.
- Half day - $75 per person
- Full day $135 per person
Contact us to discuss from www.foodpath.com.au or info@foodpath.com.au
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Today was a great FoodPath Day Tour despite the weather. We were so lucky that it didn't really start to rain until lunchtime. The rest of the day we were under cover so it didn't really matter.
Our group was made up of people from Balmain, New Zealand and the Southern Highlands. A mother and adult daughter were part of the group. We often have family groups getting out of Sydney and doing something together which is a lovely idea, don't you agree?
The baby Boer goats at our first farm have grown a lot but were still very cute.
Our group was made up of people from Balmain, New Zealand and the Southern Highlands. A mother and adult daughter were part of the group. We often have family groups getting out of Sydney and doing something together which is a lovely idea, don't you agree?
The baby Boer goats at our first farm have grown a lot but were still very cute.
We also saw the geese, bees, heard about the truffle trees, Learnt how to make a good compost heap, grow vegies and even build a chook pen out of recycled materials!
Alan is a mine of information and his place is a great example of sustainable living!
Since out last visit Alan had built a new green house - complete with potted vegies growing very happily.
We were treated to a taste of Alan's fresh produce too - nice and crunchy and full of flavour.
On to the Burrawang Village Hotel for lunch and the rain came down. However it was cosy inside and we spent a very pleasant time there with the group. The food was yummy!
After lunch we visited the dairy at Mayberry Farm and, as always, everyone found it very interesting. One member of the group had childhood memories of life on the farm and having a glass of fresh milk was very nostalgic for her.
Finally we drove to Small Cow Farm nearby where Mark told us about cheese making and we tasted many of their cheeses - all delicious.
Some we tasted were the Small Cow fetta (which won a gold award at the Royal Easter Show this year), a gourmet fetta marinated in oil, a beautiful ripe brie, a cheddar, a cooked gruyere style cheese called their Mountain Cheeses and finally the famous Small Cow Blue. Mark said they are working on a new creamy blue cheese which should be available soon. We are looking forward to that.
Every time we run one of these Day Tours I am reminded of why we decided to do there food tours - they really are interesting and fun. We always enjoy ourselves too!
We had some enthusiastic feedback from the group today. They said they would come on other tours with us and would tell their friends - that's what we like to hear!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
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| Wombat Hollow is a converted woolshed full of character |
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| Steve running an interesting fruit bottling workshop |
Steve ran a very interesting interactive workshop on fruit bottling. Lots of questions, lots of interest.
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| Charlie Brown "hands on" preparing fruit for bottling |
Delicious scones for morning tea taken by the fire. Lunch was a long table affair where we enjoyed smoked duck salad, followed by quince tarts - yum!
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| Smoked duck salad for lunch |
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| Always nice to join with others for a long table lunch |
Then on to Small Cow Farm for yet another very interesting cheese tasting workshop with Mark and Lesley our local awarded artisan cheese makers. The 4 year old cheddar from Dexter milk was my favourite. See the photo of the small Dexter cows - hence the name Small Cow Farm.
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| Dexter cows at Small Cow Farm |
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!
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