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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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Dan Stock

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ReviewWeekend

Best reason yet to take the kids to Dromana

A CUBBY house, a courtyard and footy on the flatscreen — and that’s before you even get to the food. Could this popular Dromana brewery be the ultimate family pub?

Eating Out

SAW April 1 - Secret Food Society - Attica restaurant, Melbourne, Dish: Pears-and-Maidenii (2014)

Attica one of world’s 20 best restaurants

FOR THE sixth year running, Attica in Melbourne has been named Australasia’s best restaurant in the prestigious World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.

Eating Out

Taste Cover Story: Shannon Bennett's Skill Test.Shannon Bennett at his seafood restaurant, Iki Jime, demonstrating the skills he tests his apprentices on. Shannon Bennett demonstrates how to bruneoise, a French method of finely dicing an onion, a carrot and celery. Picture: Eugene Hyland

Skills every chef needs to master

THINK you’ve got the basic of cooking covered? Here’s what Vue de monde’s Shannon Bennett expects his apprentices to master and how to hone your own skills at home.

Melbourne

Eugowra quail, picked radishes, orange saltProvenance, Beechworth

Beechworth fine dining ups the ante

A STYLISH new room makes Beechworth’s Japanese-influenced fine diner Provenance even more deserving of the drive, writes Dan Stock.

Eating Out

Eggplant and saltgrass lamb washed with sweet onion juice, fragrant and acidic plants.Picture from:BraeRecipes and stories from the restaurantPublished by PhaidonMUST CREDIT BOOK

This Vic restaurant is one of the world’s best

A VICTORIAN restaurant has been named among the top 100 in the world— but has fallen several places from last year’s awards.

Eating Out

Truffle dogs Ziva, Isadora, Spice and Trixie Isadora with a huge selection of truffles. Picture- Nicole Cleary

Taught to put their snouts in the ‘truff’

MEET the dogs of the truffle hunt. These highly trained pooches know how to sniff out the lucrative fungus, as truffle season kicks off in Victoira.

World Cup

Kick back with winning World Cup snacks

THE Socceroos’ World Cup campaign kicks off this weekend in Russia. Of course, watching the football from the comfort of the couch calls for one thing — vodka. But you’ll need some snacks as well.

delicious.100

Muse at Mitchelton wineryTaurus smoked brisket, mushroom mustard, pine mushrooms

The dish that’ll make you visit Muse

MUSE restaurant at Mitchelton has regional winery dining down to a fine art — with one side dish in particular that’ll make the roadtrip north worthwhile, writes Dan Stock.

News

Ben Shrewry from Attica and Dan Hunter from Brae at the World's 50 Best Restaurants award ceremony. Best chefs in world at Royal Exhibition BuildingPicture:Rob Leeson.

Victorian restaurants on top of the world

MELBOURNE’S Attica has been named Australasia’s best restaurant, with two Victorian establishments making the prestigious World’s 50 Best Restaurants list for the first time. SEE THE TOP 50

New Zealand and Pacific

ESCAPE: WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND .. for Dan Stock story .. Mount Victoria view Wellington NZ. . Picture: Supplied

Taste of a capital Kiwi feast

LOGIC-defying craft beers and a battle of the burgers are on the menu at New Zealand’s biggest gourmet festival next month. Dan Stock gets an early taste.

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