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Simon Wilkinson is the restaurant reviewer at The Advertiser and plays a lead role in compiling the delicious. 100 list every year. While living and working as a journalist in London, he has followed the food trails of Europe from Sardinia to Scandinavia. He lives in Adelaide’s beachside suburbs where he is an enthusiastic home cook.

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Food & Wine

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Wear an old shirt and swallow your pride, this is the place to eat

The interior is understated, to say the least. But this hidden restaurant is the definition of never judging a book by its cover.

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Stunned Mullet fish and chips. Picture: Anna Vlach

Stunned Mullet named best fish and chips in SA

A coastal family fish and chip shop has jagged one of the SA top gongs in this year’s delicious. 100 best eats and treats.

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Looking for lunch? Check out these winning eats

The verdict on the best eats across SA is in. Check out the winners from our delicious. 100 list for some lunch inspiration.

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Infuriating or genius – does dark horse Hills winery have the right recipe?

It might not be as well known as many other Adelaide Hills wineries, but Cobb’s Hill Estate is having a genuine crack at putting itself on the map.

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SA’s best vanilla slices: Including a Snickers inspired twist on the classic

Our judges scoured SA bakeries to find the state’s top 5 vanilla slices – from old-school continental style slices to one with a fancy twist. Which ones made our list?

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Meet the SA food lovers who have given up their day jobs to pursue their foodie passions.

Cooking up new career: We quit rat race to turn food passion into dough

There’s nothing flaky about quitting law to make croissants! These “food change” success stories profile South Aussies who dropped their day job to pursue their passion.

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Pub restaurant that delivers a complete surprise

At the end of a dark passageway inside an unremarkable Adelaide pub lies a lively, surprising Asian-inspired restaurant – and the meal sizes won’t leave you hungry.

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The yummiest 100 eats and treats in SA

We’ve scoured the state to find the top eats across 20 categories – from pies and pizza to steaks and sushi. Vote now for your favourites.

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Where to find Adelaide’s best banh mi

We’ve found the best spots to grab a crisp roll packed with punchy flavours.

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Chef Gypsy Smith (0435180805) with pies he is now baking in a new pop-up bakery, after the business was affected by the massive Stirling Mall fire. 19 October 2023. Picture Dean Martin

Fire-hit Hills bakery shocked by new honour

A popular bakery closed down by the Woolies fire in Stirling has been listed on the 2023 delicious. 100 best eats and treats for its amazing pies – here’s how you can still buy them.

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