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Dan StockHerald Sun Food Writer

Dan Stock is Herald Sun food writer, reviewing Victorian restaurants and reporting food news for the weekly Taste section. He is also a contributing restaurant reviewer for Stellar magazine, the Herald Sun’s Weekend lift-out, and delicious.com.au

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DELICIOUS 100 2019 LEONARDO'S PIZZA PALACE Taste Restaurant Review: Leonardos Pizza Palace.-Pepperoni pizzaPicture : Nicki Connolly

Leonardo’s Pizza Palace

South Yarra’s Ramblr may be no more (RIP), but executive chef Nick Stanton’s terrific, tingling Szechuan Bolognese that topped noodles there lives on in pizza form at the team’s equally rollicking new pizza joint.

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Delicious 100 2019 Templar LodgeBraised beef cheek

Templar Lodge

Chef Emma Handley has transformed a gloriously creaky old Masonic lodge just outside Mount Beauty into the north east’s newest dining hotspot, cooking food she loves to eat.

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DELICIOUS 100 2019 LOLA AT THE PROVINCIAL HOTELCured salmon

Lola

Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl – but unlike Barry Manilow’s dancer, Lola Martinez kept the Goldfields’ miners entertained with her risqué spider dance. It’s this identity who is the namesake and muse of the restaurant at newly refurbished The Provincial Hotel in Ballarat.

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DELICIOUS 100 2019 PHILIPPERotisserie chicken

Philippe

Sometimes the simple things really are the best. And when a grey day needs brightening, Philippe Mouchel’s famous rotisserie chook remains a failsafe hug of comfort that has made countless Melburnians smile for every good reason.

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Delicious 100 2019 Delicious 100 2019 Etta EttaRoasted skate with silverbeet and chickpeasPic Annika Kafcaloudis

Etta

Lucky Brunswick East. For not every suburb has such a warmly welcoming local.

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DELICIOUS 100 2019 VUE DE MONDEMoonlight Flat Clair de Lune oyster with lemon myrtle

Vue de monde

For those who are yet to dine at Vue de monde, don’t worry. The hits you’ve heard about are still on show.

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DELICIOUS 100 2019 LUME Calamari and cucumberLume restaurant

Suburban gems among Victoria’s top restaurants

The state’s best restaurants list isn’t just filled with out-of-reach dining experiences. This year’s delicious.100 ranked guide is packed with suburban gems, that give some high-end eateries a run for their money. SEE THE LIST, READ EVERY REVIEW

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DELICIOUS 100 2019 DAUGHTER IN LAW Daughter in LawJessi Singh's new CBD restaurant

Daughter in Law

Twisting tradition into “unauthentic” but delicious dishes wrapped up in all the colour and drama of a Bollywood soap, Jessi Singh’s brand of Indian is a fun-first riot of big-flavoured good times that takes nothing too seriously.

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DELICIOUS 100 2019 O MY Taste Restaurant Review: O.MY. Watermelon radishes with chicken broth. Picture- Nicole Cleary

The 19 dishes you must eat this year

It’s official: these are the best dishes you can eat in Victoria this year. Whether you’re in the mood for “balls of happiness” or a delicious dessert mistake, chefs across the state have delivered once again, writes Dan Stock.

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