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It is time now-drumroll, trumpets, gongs-to announce the winners of the 2014 Eater Awards. In over a dozen categories in 24 cities, the winners comprise a diverse group of the finest and most interesting chefs, operators, and characters in the continent that have defined this year in dining. We applaud them. You are hereby instructed to applaud them.
To recap, Eater's local editors in 24 cities nominated candidates for five major local categories: Restaurant of the Year, Chef of the Year, Bartender of the Year, So Hot Right Now Restaurant, and Stone Cold Stunner. Eater readers then voted to narrow the field to a final three in each category. From that final three, the Eater editorial team chose one to move forward and the Eater.com braintrust got together to decide the national winners. Without further ado, here's who came out on top in New Orleans.
Eater Awards 2014
Restaurant of the Year
Nominees: Square Root, MoPho, Pizza Delicious, La Petite Grocery, August
Finalists: La Petite Grocery, Pizza Delicious, MoPho
Winner: Pizza Delicious
Chef of the Year
Nominees: Isaac Toups, Cristina Quackenbush, Kristen Essig, Alex Harrell, Phillip Lopez
Finalists: Kristen Essig, Alex Harrel, Isaac Toups
Winner: Isaac Toups
So Hot Right Now
Nominees: Meauxbar, Johnny Sanchez, Milkfish, Del Fuego Taqueria, District Donuts. Sliders. Brew
Finalists: Johnny Sanchez, Milkfish, District Donuts. Sliders. Brew
Winner: District Donuts. Sliders. Brew
Bartender of the Year
Nominees: Steve Yamada, Abigail Gullo, Paul Gustings, Sonali Fernando, Liam Deegan
Finalists: Steve Yamada, Abigail Gullo, Liam Deegan
Winner: Abigail Gullo
Stone Cold Stunner
Nominees: Square Root, The Franklin, Doris Metropolitan, Carrollton Market, Pizza Domenica
Finalists: The Franklin, Doris Metropolitan, Pizza Domenica
Winner: Pizza Domenica
Saddest Shutter Of The Year
Winner: Iris