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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 Miami.
Eater Awards 2014
Restaurant of the Year
Nominees: Blackbrick Chinese, Finka Table & Tap, N by Naoe, L'Echon Brasserie, Michael Mina 74
Finalists: Blackbrick Chinese, L'Echon Brasserie, Michael Mina 74
Winner: Michael Mina 74
Chef of the Year
Nominees: Danny Serfer, Richard Hales, Brad Kilgore, Kris Wessel, Danny Grant
Finalists: Richard Hales, Brad Kilgore, Kris Wessel
Winner: Brad Kilgore
Nominees: Niu Kitchen, Mignonette, Uvaggio, L'Echon Brasserie, Drunken Dragon
Finalists: Niu Kitchen, Mignonette, Drunken Dragon
Winner: Drunken Dragon
Bartender of the Year
Nominees: Josh Gonzalez, Julio Cabrera, Ashley Danella, Eddie Fuentes, Rob Ferrara
Finalists: Julio Cabrera, Eddie Fuentes, Rob Ferrara
Winner: Eddie Fuentes
Stone Cold Stunner
Nominees: Oolite, Shikany, Porfirio's Restaurant, Seasalt and Pepper, Ticety
Finalists: Oolite, Porfirio's Restaurant, Ticety
Winner: Ticety