A few months back at the tail end of Autumn, Lara and I took a road trip to the picturesque town of Tilba Tilba to meet Paul West and visit the property of River Cottage, Australia. We met Paul at the local grocery store in town before following his ute up along a winding dirt track to be greeted by endless rocky mountainous views, Digger the dog and the famous veggie garden surrounded weatherboard cottage. We sat and drank tea outside in the sun before taking a tour of the farm where Paul introduced us to the chickens, ducks, pigs, goats and Bessie the cow.
A little unseasoned to the world of TV, I was a bit embarrassed to tell Paul that I hadn't yet seen an episode of his show. In typical Aussie farmer banter fashion, he gave me a hard time about it. Of course as soon as I got home I got out my laptop and binge watched all three seasons. And of course I loved it.
Thank you so much Paul and your family for generously hosting us for the afternoon. It was nothing short of special to spend an afternoon on your property in such an unspoiled idyllic part of this country.