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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.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Wow - Gumnut Patisserie has done it again!
FoodPath's Nick was a judge at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show again this year and therefore he was invited to the Awards Lunch today, so ......
Hot from the press I want to tell you that Gumnut Patisserie won so many awards I almost lost count!
Traci and Vikki the business owners have done it again - they really are amazing.
I counted 5 Gold, 17 Silver and 19 Bronze medals - and I might have missed some!
Gold medals were for:
There were too many silver and bronze to list them here - but they cover an impressive range of categories.
They also won "Champion Gourmet Pie" with their lamb and rosemary pie.
Amongst the awards were some for four Gumnut apprentices who also starred - Kylie Masters, Jason Hanger, Emillia Preston and Zayne Vidler - well done guys!
Under the "Apprentice Awards", Kylie Masters won the "Best Apprentice Cake Exhibit" with her Swiss Roll.
Traci has always impressed me with his enthusiastic support of his apprentices. One year I even nominated him for a Rotary Vocational Award for Employer of the Year because of the way he encourages and trains apprentices. Passing on his skills is very important I believe and this is the way to achieve that. If you go into the Gumnut Patisserie kitchen in Mittagong you will see photos of past apprentices in pride of place on the wall and information on where they are now working around the world!
FoodPath's Nick was a judge at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show again this year and therefore he was invited to the Awards Lunch today, so ......
Hot from the press I want to tell you that Gumnut Patisserie won so many awards I almost lost count!
Traci and Vikki the business owners have done it again - they really are amazing.
I counted 5 Gold, 17 Silver and 19 Bronze medals - and I might have missed some!
Gold medals were for:
- Mud cake with specialty garnish
- Mud cake glazed
- Mousse cake - tri-layer mousse
- Danish pastries
- Lamb and rosemary pie
There were too many silver and bronze to list them here - but they cover an impressive range of categories.
They also won "Champion Gourmet Pie" with their lamb and rosemary pie.
Amongst the awards were some for four Gumnut apprentices who also starred - Kylie Masters, Jason Hanger, Emillia Preston and Zayne Vidler - well done guys!
Under the "Apprentice Awards", Kylie Masters won the "Best Apprentice Cake Exhibit" with her Swiss Roll.
Traci has always impressed me with his enthusiastic support of his apprentices. One year I even nominated him for a Rotary Vocational Award for Employer of the Year because of the way he encourages and trains apprentices. Passing on his skills is very important I believe and this is the way to achieve that. If you go into the Gumnut Patisserie kitchen in Mittagong you will see photos of past apprentices in pride of place on the wall and information on where they are now working around the world!
