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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, 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 Dallas.
Eater Awards 2014
Restaurant of the Year
Nominees: CBD Provisions, Gemma, Knife, Pecan Lodge, San Salvaje
Finalists: CBD Provisions, Gemma, Knife
Winner: Knife
Chef of the Year
Nominees: Graham Dodds, Stephen Rogers, Oliver Sitrin, John Tesar, Brian Zenner
Finalists: Stephen Rogers, Oliver Sitrin, John Tesar
Winner: Oliver Sitrin
So Hot Right Now
Nominees: Blind Butcher, CrushCraft Thai, Proof + Pantry, Stock & Barrel, Victor Tangos
Finalists: Blind Butcher, Proof + Pantry, Stock & Barrel
Winner: Proof + Pantry
Bartender of the Year
Nominees: Josh Hendrix, Matt Orth, Eddie Eakin, Alex Fletcher, Máté Hartai
Finalists: Matt Orth, Eddie Eakin, Máté Hartai
Winner: Máté Hartai (HG Sply Co., The Cold Standard)
Stone Cold Stunner
Nominees: Casa Rubia, CBD Provisions, CrushCraft Thai, Midnight Rambler, San Salvaje
Finalists: CBD Provisions, CrushCraft Thai, Midnight Rambler
Winner: CrushCraft Thai
Bonus Category - Best New Bar
Winner: Parliament