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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.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
We were happy to be invited by Provodore Ian Feary to see his Cheese Room at The Old Cheese Factory at Robertson yesterday. Ian has had a successful business in the Southern Highlands for many years now, but has only recently taken over the lease of the cheese section of the Old Cheese Factory.
Many of us have fond memories of visiting the cheese factory in years gone by and buying Roberston cheddar. Do you also remember Tilba cheese, Bega cheese, Bodalla cheese from down the South Coast? All good cheddars sorely missed.
Well it is nice to see a return to cheese making in the Southern Highlands, and Robertson in particular establishing itself as a Cheese Centre.
We now have Small Cow Cheese farm nearby, Zoe Brogan at The Old Cheese Factory making goats' milk cheese (and also a range of fresh butters made from Jersey cream) and Michael and Cressida McNamara nearby planning to launch their sheep's milk cheese next year. Fabulous!
The Robertson Show has introduced a cheese category in their program, so having Ian take over the Cheese Room at The Old Cheese Factory is another step in the right direction!
Natasha had a range of wines on hand for us to taste from her family's vineyard, winery and cellar door at Eling Forest, where the wine maker is Michelle Crocket. We enjoy a glass of Eling Forest wine on our FoodPath food tours when we have lunch at this beautiful winery.
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| Ian Feary (right) with his mother Christina and FoodPath's Nick. |
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| Friends and customers enjoying a tasting of Ian's great products and ordering our Christmas hams. |
Well it is nice to see a return to cheese making in the Southern Highlands, and Robertson in particular establishing itself as a Cheese Centre.
We now have Small Cow Cheese farm nearby, Zoe Brogan at The Old Cheese Factory making goats' milk cheese (and also a range of fresh butters made from Jersey cream) and Michael and Cressida McNamara nearby planning to launch their sheep's milk cheese next year. Fabulous!
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| Zoe with Sam. Zoe makes goats' milk cheese and runs a fresh produce store in the Old Cheese Factory with her parents. |
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| Natasha presented her Eling Forest wines |
You can contact Ian Feary by email cheeseroom@robertsoncheesefactory.com or 02 4885 2000
