The 2014 Eater Awards for New York City

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 on 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 York City.

Eater Awards 2014

Restaurant of the Year

Nominees: Batard, Cherche Midi, Dirty French, Meadowsweet, Mission Cantina

Finalists: Batard, Cherche Midi, Dirty French

Winner: Batard

Chef of the Year

Nominees: Chris Jaeckle (All'onda), Einat Admony (Bar Bolonat), Emma Bengtsson (Aquavit), Ivan Orkin (Ivan Ramen), Patti Jackson (Delaware and Hudson)

Finalists: Chris Jaeckle, Emma Bengtsson, Patti Jackson

Winner: Chris Jaeckle

So Hot Right Now

Nominees: Cosme, Little Park, Marta, Morgenstern's, Tuome

Finalists: Cosme, Marta and Little Park (TIED), Tuome

Winner: Marta

Bartender of the Year

Nominees: Alex Day (151), Natasha David (Nitecap), Pam Wiznitzer (The Dead Rabbit), Thomas Waugh (Dirty French), Tim Cooper (Sweetwater Social)

Finalists: Pam Wiznitzer, Tim Cooper, Natasha David

Winner: Natasha David

Stone Cold Stunner
Nominees: Claudette, Jockey Hollow, Narcissa, Russ & Daughters Cafe, White Street

Finalists: Jockey Hollow, Russ & Daughters Cafe, White Street

Winner: Jockey Hollow

Bonus Categories

Best Chef Side Project: Brooks Headley's Superiority Burger

Hail Mary of the Year: Jeremiah Tower at Tavern on the Green

Most Mourned Restaurant That Hasn't Actually Closed: wd~50

The Perfect 10 Award: Dimes