The 2014 Eater Awards For Austin

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 Austin.

Eater Awards 2014

Restaurant of the Year
Nominees: Odd Duck, Olamaie, St. Philip, Dai Due, La V
Finalists: La V, Odd Duck, Olamaie
Winner: Odd Duck

Chef of the Year
Nominees: Paul Qui, Bryce Gilmore, Andrew Wiseheart, Allison Jenkins, Jesse Griffiths
Finalists: Andrew Wiseheart, Paul Qui, Bryce Gilmore
Winner: Andrew Wiseheart

So Hot Right Now
Nominees: Sawyer & Co., Jacoby's Restaurant And Mercantile, Gardner, Red Star Southern, Fork & Taco
Finalists: Gardner, Jacoby's Restaurant And Mercantile, Red Star Southern
Winner: Gardner

Bartender of the Year
Nominees: Jessica Sanders, Cesar Aguilar, Justin Elliott, Jason Stevens, Chris Bostick
Finalists: Jessica Sanders, Chris Bostick, Justin Elliott
Winner: Justin Elliott

Stone Cold Stunner
Nominees: Gardner, St. Philip, La V, Sawyer & Co., Olamaie
Finalists: Gardner, St. Philip, La V
Winner: La V

Bonus Category: Best New Bar
Winner: Half Step