This Year's Eater Awards Have an Activist Edge


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There's a progressive theme in many of Eater's national awards this year, helping to prove that food, people, and politics are inseparable.
Eater just released its list of 2017 Eater Award winners, and an unsurprising theme runs through most of this year’s national winners: resistance. Unlike its list of essential restaurants, which aims to comment on the state of dining in America today, the Eater Awards doles out prizes to the “the diverse group of chefs and restaurants that truly made an impact in the culinary world of 2017." In addition to awards in the 24 cities it covers, Eater presents a list of national awards — and while most are expected if you’ve been paying attention, a