Ballarat’s best pie (August 1 – 31)

Ballarat’s Best Pie is back for seconds in August 2024.

This year, there’s 28 different pies to try from the region’s restaurants, cafes, bakeries and more as they vie for top honours in the savoury and sweet categories.

Meanwhile, the best of the best have been crowned by a panel of pie connoisseurs including Tim Bone (Good Chef Bad Chef co-host) and food writer Richard Cornish.

MasterChef Australia co-host Sofia Levin was the master of ceremonies at the 2024 Ballarat’s Best Pie Awards at Hop Temple on 3 August.

THE WINNERS

• First place – Ballarat’s Best Pie Grand Prize Winner: Itinerant Spirits’ wild orchard apple and Vansetter Vodka pie
• Second place – Ballarat’s Best Pie: 321 Cafe Learmonth’s lamb shank and mustard mash potato pie
• Third place – Ballarat’s Best Pie: 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

EAT A PIE AND WIN

Order a pie from any participating venue, post a picture to Instagram using the tags #BallaratsBestPie and #VisitBallarat and go into the draw to WIN a staycation in Ballarat valued at over $1000*.

*Competition terms and conditions apply - find out more