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Enjoy a slice of Ballarat’s Best Pie this August
Visit Ballarat
23 Jul 2024
Filed underFood & Drink
Ballarat’s popular pie trail is back for seconds this winter.
From 1-31 August 2024, Ballarat’s Best Pie will showcase 28 savoury and sweet pies from some of Victoria’s top cafes, restaurants and bakeries.
The self-guided map is available online or pick up a copy from the Ballarat Visitor Information Centre (225 Sturt St).
And for your chance to win a weekend in Ballarat worth over $1000, buy a pie from any participating venue and post a picture to Instagram using the tags #ballaratsbestpie and #visitballarat.
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The winners
The best of the best have been crowned at the 2024 Ballarat’s Best Pie Awards.
A judging panel of pie connoisseurs included Tim Bone (Good Chef Bad Chef co-host) and food writer Richard Cornish.
MasterChef Australia‘s Sofia Levin hosted the awards ceremony at Hop Temple on 3 August.
- First place – Grand Prize Winner: Itinerant Spirits’ wild orchard apple and Vansetter Vodka pie
- Second place: 321 Cafe Learmonth’s lamb shank and mustard mash potato pie
- Third place: Flying Chillies’ Mum’s curry laksa pie
- Best Savoury Pie: 321 Cafe Learmonth’s lamb shank and mustard mash potato pie
- Best Sweet Pie: Itinerant Spirits’ wild orchard apple and Vansetter Vodka pie
- Best Bakery Pie: 1816 Bakehouse’s beef filet mignon pie
- Best Hero of Local Produce: Peasant’s The Urban Shepherd pie – available at Sip Champagne Bar
BALLARAT’S BEST PIE
Download the map and start planning your pastry-filled adventure
Main image: Steak and ale pie at Aunty Jacks
Stories
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Across Victoria’s Midwest, we acknowledge that we travel across the ancient landscapes of many First Peoples communities.
These lands have been nurtured and cared for over tens of thousands of years and we respect the work of Traditional Custodians for their ongoing care and protection.
We recognise the past injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in this country. As our knowledge grows, we hope that we can learn from their resilience and creativity that has guided them for over 60,000 years.
As we invite people to visit and explore Victoria’s Midwest, we ask that alongside us, you also grow to respect the stories, living culture and connection to Country of the Ancestors and Elders of our First Peoples.