The 2009 Veggie Awards!

The 2009 Veggie Awards!
Food! People! Places! With 35,000 readers voting in the 8th annual Veggie Awards, the wait is finally over. Link to full article below

They're back, bigger, and better than ever! The 2009 Veggie Awards have arrived in style, showcasing the crème de la crème of all things veg. We spent the past 12 months with ears to the ground, determined to discover the greatest innovators, movers, shakers, and newsmakers in the wide world of vegetarianism. The result? A jam-packed list of the hottest people, products, and more, taking their rightful places in the plant-based spotlight. We have 21 editors' picks and 41 reader picks, all of which deserve a hearty round of applause. Without further ado, here they are, the 2009 Veggie Award Winners!

The Reader Picks

Favorite Veg Restaurant: Chicago Diner
Favorite Vegan Bakery: BabyCakes NYC
Favorite Vegan Cookies: Newman's Own Organics
Favorite Vegan Chocolate: Endangered Species Chocolate
Favorite Vegan Ice Cream: Purely Decadent
Favorite Vegan Milk: Silk
Favorite Tofu: Nasoya
Favorite Vegan Cheese: Vegan Gourmet
Favorite Veg Meat: California Veggie Burger
Favorite Energy Bar: Luna Bar
Favorite Snack: Trader Joe's Peanut Butter-filled Pretzels
Favorite Condiment: Vegenaise
Favorite Nut Butter: MaraNatha's Almond Butter

PLEASE READ THEIR FULL LIST - 100s more! =)
http://www.vegnews.com/web/articles/page.do?pageId=1069&catId=6