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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.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Went to a great dinner last Sat with the Phatt Duck chef Stephen Crook and his wife Teena. Very special!
The venue was The Potager at Berrima where our hostess was Elouise. Two long tables were elegantly set in this historic little cottage tucked away behind the General Store and filled with pretty and quirky things for sale.
Loved the fact that Stephen came between courses and told us where he sourced his local ingredients and about the people behind the food.
The menu included Duck Tea from Thirlemere Poultry, Bridgette's Chicken Pate on Jo's bread. Mittagong Mushroom Tunnel Tartlet, braised Pork Belly from Joadja with glazed Beetroot, Apple and Tarragon Compote with a side of Dauphinoise Potatoes and Muscat poached Fruit with Meringue.
Also loved listening to guest Peter playing the guitar, sitting by the open fire. Hope we can go again!
The venue was The Potager at Berrima where our hostess was Elouise. Two long tables were elegantly set in this historic little cottage tucked away behind the General Store and filled with pretty and quirky things for sale.
Loved the fact that Stephen came between courses and told us where he sourced his local ingredients and about the people behind the food.
The menu included Duck Tea from Thirlemere Poultry, Bridgette's Chicken Pate on Jo's bread. Mittagong Mushroom Tunnel Tartlet, braised Pork Belly from Joadja with glazed Beetroot, Apple and Tarragon Compote with a side of Dauphinoise Potatoes and Muscat poached Fruit with Meringue.
Also loved listening to guest Peter playing the guitar, sitting by the open fire. Hope we can go again!
