Attention foodies: it's that time of the year, again! Voting has officially kicked off for Tablespoon.com's third-annual People's Choice Food Awards - aka "The Munchies" - and 2014's mouthwatering list of nominees are the tastiest yet.
From best burger to best local farmers' market, this epic culinary matchup features 20 categories of food favorites from around the country with this year's contenders handpicked by an expert panel of 41 famous foodies including "Bizzare Food" host Andrew Zimmerman.
Check out the 2014 nomnom-iness below. Then, head over to tablespoon.com/themunchies to cast your votes daily for your favorite picks! Voting ends March 31st.
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Who's got the munchies?!
Best Burger
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- Au Cheval (Chicago, IL)
- B Spot Burgers (Cleveland, OH)
- Father's Office (Los Angeles, CA)
- Shake Shack (New York, NY)
- Umami Burger (Los Angeles, CA)
2013 Winner: Butcher and the Burger (Chicago, IL)
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Best Taco
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- Big Star (Chicago, IL)
- Frontera Grill (Chicago, IL)
- La Esquina (New York, NY)
- La Taqueria (San Francisco, CA)
- Taqueria del Sol (Atlanta, GA)
2013 Winner: La Condesa (Austin, TX)
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Best Pizza
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- Flour + Water (San Francisco, CA)
- Motorino (New York, NY)
- Pizzeria Bianco (Phoenix, AZ)
- Pizzeria Mozza (Los Angeles, CA)
- Roberta's Pizza (Brooklyn, NY)
2013 Winner: Bar Toma (Chicago, IL)
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Best Coffee Shop
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- Barista Parlor (Nashville, TN)
- Blue Bottle Coffee (Oakland, CA)
- Dunkin' Donuts (Boston, MA)
- Intelligentsia Coffee (Chicago, IL)
- Stumptown Coffee Roasters (Portland, OR)
2013 Winner: Joe (New York, NY)
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Best Craft Brewery
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- Boulevard Brewing Co. (Kansas City,MO)
- Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY)
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, DE)
- Founders Brewing Co. (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Surly Brewery Co. (Minneapolis, MN)
2013 Winner: Rogue Ales (Newport, OR)
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Best BBQ
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- Arthur Bryant's (Kansas City, MO)
- Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Que (Decatur, AL)
- Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (Syracuse, NY)
- Franklin Barbeque (Austin, TX)
- Pappy's Smokehouse (St. Louis, MO)
2013 Winner: Oklahoma Joe's (Kansas City, KS)
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Best Brunch Spot
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- Barney Greengrass (New York, NY)
- Hominy Grill (Charleston, SC)
- Michael's Genuine (Miami, FL)
- Tasty n Sons (Portland, OR)
- The Publican (Chicago, IL)
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Best Bloody Mary
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- Icehouse (Minneapolis, MN)
- Longman & Eagle (Chicago, IL)
- Prune (New York, NY)
- Sobelman's (Milwaukee, WI)
- The Nook (Atlanta, GA)
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Best Food Truck
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- Big Gay Ice Cream (New York, NY)
- East Side King (Austin, TX)
- Fojol Bros. (Washington, DC)
- Guerilla Street Food (St. Louis, MO)
- Red Hook Lobster Pound (New York, NY)
2013 Winner: Kogi BBQ Truck (Los Angeles, CA)
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Best Late Night Food
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- Gigi (Miami, FL)
- Great NY Noodletown (New York, NY)
- Holeman & Finch Public House (Atlanta, GA)
- Magnolia Café (Austin, TX)
- The Spotted Pig (New York, NY)
2013 Winner: Waffle House (Atlanta, GA)
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Best Donut
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- Dominique Ansel Bakery (New York, NY)
- Doughnut Plant (New York, NY)
- Gourdough's Big. Fat. Donuts. (Austin, TX)
- Top Pot Doughnuts (Seattle, WA)
- Voodoo Doughnut (Portland, OR)
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Best Ice Cream
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- Bi-Rite Creamery (San Francisco, CA)
- Humphry Slocombe (San Francisco, CA)
- Izzy's Ice Cream (St. Paul, MN)
- Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream (Seattle, WA)
- Scoops Westside (Los Angeles, CA)
2013 Winner: Graeter's (Cincinnati, OH)
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Best Food Blog Or Site
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- Easter
- Food52
- Grub Street
- Smitten Kitchen
- Tasting Table
2013 Winner: Serious Eats
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Best Local Farmers' Market
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- Dane County Farmers Market (Madison, WI)
- Ferry Plaza Farmers Market (San Francisco, CA)
- Portland Farmers Market (Portland, OR)
- Santa Monica Farmers Market (Santa Monica. CA)
- Union Square Greenmarket (New York, NY)
2013 Winner: North Market (Columbus, OH)
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Best New Cookbook
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- Gramery Tavern Cookbook (Michael Anthony, Clarkson Potter)
- L.A. Son (Roy Choi, Harper Collins)
- Pok Pok (Andy Ricker, Ten Speed Press)
- Smoke & Pickles (Edward Lee, Artisan)
- The New Midwestern Table (Amy Thielen, Clarkson Potter)
2013 Winner: Bouchon Bakery (Thomas Keller & Sebastien Rouxel, Artisan)
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Best Chef
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- April Bloomfield (The Spotted Pig, New York, NY)
- Michael White (Marea, New York, NY)
- Paul Kahan (Blackbird, Chicago, IL)
- Sean Brock (Husk, Charleston, SC)
- David Chang (Momofuku, New York, NY)
2013 Winner: Hugh Acheson (Empire State South, Atlanta, GA)
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Vote for your faves daily in these and other munchie superlatives including Best Food TV Show, Best Food TV Personality, Best Food Magazine and Best Food City. You decide. Which city is the foodiest of them all?
