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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 cheese workshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheese workshop. Show all posts
Thursday, February 23, 2012
There will be 14 Southern Highlands artisan cheeses at our FoodPath Cheese Appreciation Workshop this Sun 26 Feb at Howards Lane vineyard! Can you believe it! These come from 4 cheese makers and include sheep's milk cheese and cow's milk cheese.
Come and learn lots about our cheese makers and cheese generally from Nick, our in house Cheese Judge.
Meet Michael McNamara, our newest cheese maker from Pecora Dairy. Michael and his wife Cressie are passionate about their sheep and their cheese making.
Not too late to come if you would like to.
Price: $66 pp
Time: 10.30 - 12.30am
Venue: Tasting room at Howards Lane Winery, Mittagong
Bookings: Contact us from the website www.foodpath.com.au
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Come and learn lots about our cheese makers and cheese generally from Nick, our in house Cheese Judge.
Meet Michael McNamara, our newest cheese maker from Pecora Dairy. Michael and his wife Cressie are passionate about their sheep and their cheese making.
Not too late to come if you would like to.
Price: $66 pp
Time: 10.30 - 12.30am
Venue: Tasting room at Howards Lane Winery, Mittagong
Bookings: Contact us from the website www.foodpath.com.au
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Sunday, November 6, 2011
EXCITING NEWS -
WE HAVE A NEW ARTISAN SHEEP’S MILK CHEESE MAKER IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
WE HAVE A NEW ARTISAN SHEEP’S MILK CHEESE MAKER IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
Just released – a soft curd sheep’s milk cheese made by
Michael McNamara, a new artisan cheese maker in the Southern Highlands.
Michael
and Cressida are passionate about their sheep and excited about their new
business and FoodPath has been waiting anxiously for their cheese to become
commercially available. You can now purchase this at Il Topolino delicatessen in
Bowral.
FoodPath has a Cheese Appreciation Workshop scheduled for
next Sun 13 November, which will taste cheese from four local Southern Highlands
cheese makers – including Pecora Dairy.
Venue: Howards Lane Vineyard
Date: Sun 13 Nov 2011
Time: 10:30 – 12:30
Price: $66
Venue: Howards Lane Vineyard
Date: Sun 13 Nov 2011
Time: 10:30 – 12:30
Price: $66
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Another very successful Cheese Appreciation Workshop today this time held in a beautiful setting at Sturt, Mittagong.
The group was mixed with members from Coffs Harbour, Sydney, Yass, Berry, Kangaroo Valley and the remainder from the Southern Highlands. Three women had come from various directions to have a weekend together as a school reunion - and they came to TWO of our activities over the weekend! What a great idea and good for us too :). Another four were friends from the South Coast.
We focused on local cheese makers again because that has a special appeal to visitors to the area. We were able to source 11 cheeses this time from 3 cheese makers - 2 cow's milk and 1 ewe's milk. One cheese was even infused with truffles from Braidwood - how special is that!!
Nick shared his vast knowledge of cheese generally and these cheeses in particular and the feedback from the group was excellent! (See our commendations page on the website)
We will be scheduling another workshop in November. Unfortunately October is fully booked with other FoodPath tours and activities.
The group was mixed with members from Coffs Harbour, Sydney, Yass, Berry, Kangaroo Valley and the remainder from the Southern Highlands. Three women had come from various directions to have a weekend together as a school reunion - and they came to TWO of our activities over the weekend! What a great idea and good for us too :). Another four were friends from the South Coast.
We focused on local cheese makers again because that has a special appeal to visitors to the area. We were able to source 11 cheeses this time from 3 cheese makers - 2 cow's milk and 1 ewe's milk. One cheese was even infused with truffles from Braidwood - how special is that!!
Nick shared his vast knowledge of cheese generally and these cheeses in particular and the feedback from the group was excellent! (See our commendations page on the website)
We will be scheduling another workshop in November. Unfortunately October is fully booked with other FoodPath tours and activities.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Have just been updated on the truffle situation in the Highlands.
Flash the dog has found his first real truffle - very exciting! We saw Alan training flash on our last tour but you don't know for sure until they actually find the real thing.
Much celebration in Robertson where a large truffle was found near the surface. Now they have their first should be more to come.
One local truffle farmer I have been told has had 80 kilos this year!!! Their trees must be older but that is huge! Most are exported so we don't get to try them here.
However at our Cheese Appreciation Workshop next Sun 11 Sept we will have some cheese from Thistledown Creamery at Windellama that has been impregnated with truffle from Braidwood! That is about as close as we will get this year - but we are looking forward to trying that.
If you are interested in coming to this workshop - the details:
Sun 11 Sept from 10.30 - 12.30 at Sturt, Mittagong. Price: $65.
We will be showcasing 3 local cheese makers.
Contact us from the website or email jill@foodpath.com.au
Flash the dog has found his first real truffle - very exciting! We saw Alan training flash on our last tour but you don't know for sure until they actually find the real thing.
Much celebration in Robertson where a large truffle was found near the surface. Now they have their first should be more to come.
One local truffle farmer I have been told has had 80 kilos this year!!! Their trees must be older but that is huge! Most are exported so we don't get to try them here.
However at our Cheese Appreciation Workshop next Sun 11 Sept we will have some cheese from Thistledown Creamery at Windellama that has been impregnated with truffle from Braidwood! That is about as close as we will get this year - but we are looking forward to trying that.
If you are interested in coming to this workshop - the details:
Sun 11 Sept from 10.30 - 12.30 at Sturt, Mittagong. Price: $65.
We will be showcasing 3 local cheese makers.
Contact us from the website or email jill@foodpath.com.au
Friday, August 5, 2011
Another fun session with Steve Hogwood at the Fruit Bottling Workshop last Sat 30 July.
This time we were bottling pears and I was asked to judge the best. This was not easy I can tell you! I had to look at the pattern, the number of air bubbles, whether the jar was packed to the rim with fruit, etc.
There was also a team challenge where everyone combined their newly learnt skills to pack a large bottle. So - we ended up with an individual winner and also a winning team. Check out the photos!
Next time Steve is going to introduce you to steam canning as well as covering the boiling method. Steam canning is what you do to preserve vegetables. This is a great way to use up extra produce from the garden or when you buy a case from the greengrocer when the price is right.
Bookings are coming in for the next two workshops so don't delay.
In October Steve is going to teach us how to do pickling. Contact us from the website if you are interested.
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| The 1910 Bottling Company makes a great product - look at these! |
This time we were bottling pears and I was asked to judge the best. This was not easy I can tell you! I had to look at the pattern, the number of air bubbles, whether the jar was packed to the rim with fruit, etc.
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| Sizing up the finished products |
There was also a team challenge where everyone combined their newly learnt skills to pack a large bottle. So - we ended up with an individual winner and also a winning team. Check out the photos!
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| Paula won the best jar award |
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| The winning team |
Next time Steve is going to introduce you to steam canning as well as covering the boiling method. Steam canning is what you do to preserve vegetables. This is a great way to use up extra produce from the garden or when you buy a case from the greengrocer when the price is right.
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| Buy when the fruit is in peak season and preserve for a rainy day |
Bookings are coming in for the next two workshops so don't delay.
In October Steve is going to teach us how to do pickling. Contact us from the website if you are interested.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Wow, we had fun this morning at Howards Lane vineyard tasting 11 cheeses and learning how to be a "discerning consumer". We had a great group who were all keen to learn and the setting at Howards Lane is stunning - especially on a beautiful day as it was today.
Nick shared his passion for cheese and his extensive knowledge in a friendly and relaxed environment.
One comment was "This session has changed my cheese appreciation and eating thereof. You have given us a pleasant and informative session. Thank you." (Jenny) Another was "An excellent warm presentation with a great balance of general and specific information". (Steve) "The mixed company made the session lots of fun and interesting". "Great to get local knowledge about produce".
How good is that!
This is what Nick aims to achieve and it is very gratifying when you get such great feedback.
Today we tasted cheese from three different local cheese makers - Highland Organics at Moss Vale, Thistledown Creamery at Windellama and Small Cow Farm at Robertson. A mixture of cows milk and sheeps milk cheeses. Some organic, some not. All very interesting. The workshops will vary depending on the availability of cheese but we love to support the local producers whenever we can.
Interested?
Keep and eye on the Tours page of the website for the next Cheese Appreciation Workshop, we'd love to have you join us.
Nick shared his passion for cheese and his extensive knowledge in a friendly and relaxed environment.
One comment was "This session has changed my cheese appreciation and eating thereof. You have given us a pleasant and informative session. Thank you." (Jenny) Another was "An excellent warm presentation with a great balance of general and specific information". (Steve) "The mixed company made the session lots of fun and interesting". "Great to get local knowledge about produce".
How good is that!
This is what Nick aims to achieve and it is very gratifying when you get such great feedback.
Today we tasted cheese from three different local cheese makers - Highland Organics at Moss Vale, Thistledown Creamery at Windellama and Small Cow Farm at Robertson. A mixture of cows milk and sheeps milk cheeses. Some organic, some not. All very interesting. The workshops will vary depending on the availability of cheese but we love to support the local producers whenever we can.
Interested?
Keep and eye on the Tours page of the website for the next Cheese Appreciation Workshop, we'd love to have you join us.
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