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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.
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.
