For the last eight years, we’ve turned to our readers – you guys – to chime in and speak up about your favorite places to eat, favorite bands in the area, favorite secret spots, favorite dishes at favorite restaurants in our Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll (or BOTCVRP, if you like abbreviations).

And every year you guys show up. I mean you really show up. To give you an idea what that looks like, in 2014's poll, 3,040 of you voted, casting 83,567 votes (compared to last year’s 66,445 — a 26% increase) on 178 categories. That’s a lot! Especially if you know how numbers work!

And now you can chow down upon the fruits of all that voting labor. The results are in, and the winners are chosen. Out in the wild, you can find the 2014 Best of the Chippewa Valley issue on news stands – at 88 pages, it's the largest issue in Volme One history. But why wait? Check it out online right now: 2014 Best of the Chippewa Valley