Eat & Drink

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BEST NEW RESTAURANT

Rossi's

TIE: Holly Hill Inn

Natasha's (at least it's in a new incarnation)

BEST BUSINESS LUNCH

Dudley's

Portofino

Café Jennifer

BEST DATE RESTAURANT

a la lucie

Jonathan at Gratz Park

Emmett's

BEST FANCY FINE DINING

Jonathan at Gratz Park

The Homestead

Emmett's

BEST ETHNIC FARE

Natasha's

Kashmir

Oasis

BEST BAR/RESTAURANT PATIO

Cheapside

Emmett's

TIE: Dudley's

Atomic Cafe

BEST CATERER

Phil Dunn

Scarborough Fare/Kate Savage/Bleu Ribbon

Donna Potter

BEST GOURMET CARRY-OUT

Phil's on Romany

Scarborough Fare

Cosmo's

BEST DIVE (hole in the wall)

Tolly Ho

Meadowthorpe Café

Stella's

(In past years, not everyone has considered a win in this category an honor. We used to call it "best greasy spoon," but that just made the "winners" more angry. Everybody loves a good dive though, or as some readers prefer to describe them, "an undiscovered treasure.")

BEST RESTAURANT SERVICE

Emmett's

The Homestead

Jonathan at Gratz Park

BEST VEGGIE-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT

Alfalfa's

Natasha's

Desert Moon

BEST ROLE MODEL FOR A LEXINGTON RESTAURANT

Zola (Nashville)

Fressen (NYC)

Zen Palate (NYC)

BEST KY BOURBON

Labrot & Graham's Woodford Reserve

Blanton's

Maker's Mark

BEST COSMOPOLITAN

Jonathan at Gratz Park

Pacific Pearl

Oscar's

BEST PLACE TO SHOP FOR WINE

Thoroughbred Shop

Le Matin Wine Cellar

Liquor Barn

BEST COFFEE HOUSE

Common Grounds

Café at Joseph Beth

Cosmo's