- 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 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
