- 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, October 23, 2011
Sadly today was our last Preserving Workshop with Steve Hogwood of the 1910 Bottling Company. He has got busy in Sydney as his business continues to grow. But all is not lost - if you have a bunch of friends or workmates and you would like a class, we can put one on for you...... we just need 8 - 10 people.
We had a great Pickling Workshop today at the Cheese factory at Robertson. Lots to learn and everyone had fun. This was a new venue for us and it was good, lots going on. We had some cheese and bread from Ian in The Cheese Room for lunch with a range of Steve's pickles - gherkins, onions, radishes, eggs, cauliflower, chillies and sauerkraut.
No doubt about it Steve has lots of information to share. Everyone in the class today was a repeat customer - now that is a good recommendation!
Contact us from the website www.foodpath.com.au if you want to register your interest.
Monday, October 17, 2011
After nearly a year Steve Hogwood has decided to move his Preserving Workshops to Sydney. Sad news for us. However he has agreed to run workshops for FoodPath in the Highlands if we have a corporate or a group booking - minimum 12 people.
Our workshop next Sun 23 Oct is to be our last - so if you have been meaning to come, this is your chance! A Pickling Workshop from 10am - 1pm. Will be fun. Let us know if you want to book?
www.foodpath.com.au
Our workshop next Sun 23 Oct is to be our last - so if you have been meaning to come, this is your chance! A Pickling Workshop from 10am - 1pm. Will be fun. Let us know if you want to book?
www.foodpath.com.au
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Next weekend will be fun in the Highlands. We have a Day Tour on Sat 22 Oct and a Workshop on Sun morning 23 Oct.
The Day Tour starts at the Moss Vale market where we take you to meet the local producers. Then we move on to a great little farm near Moss Vale. This is featured in the Illawarra Mercury Food and Wine Supplement today if you have access to that... We are lucky to be able to visit this private farm which is a great example of sustainability.
After this we head for Robertson where we enjoy lunch at The Cheese Factory Cafe, then on to Small Cow Farm and a Cheese Tasting of their decision cheeses. Mark and Lesley are our most successful artisan cheese makers and visiting their farm is a special treat.
On Sun we have our regular monthly food preserving workshop. This month it is all about pickling. Come and learn how to pickle onions like your grandmother used to, or pickle cucumbers so they still retain their crunch. Steve is even going to show us how to pickle eggs!
For enquiries and bookings contact us from the website www.foodpath.com.au
The Day Tour starts at the Moss Vale market where we take you to meet the local producers. Then we move on to a great little farm near Moss Vale. This is featured in the Illawarra Mercury Food and Wine Supplement today if you have access to that... We are lucky to be able to visit this private farm which is a great example of sustainability.
After this we head for Robertson where we enjoy lunch at The Cheese Factory Cafe, then on to Small Cow Farm and a Cheese Tasting of their decision cheeses. Mark and Lesley are our most successful artisan cheese makers and visiting their farm is a special treat.
On Sun we have our regular monthly food preserving workshop. This month it is all about pickling. Come and learn how to pickle onions like your grandmother used to, or pickle cucumbers so they still retain their crunch. Steve is even going to show us how to pickle eggs!
For enquiries and bookings contact us from the website www.foodpath.com.au
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