From U.S. based VegNews Magazine, here are the 2005 Veggie Awards!!

EDITOR'S PICKS

Restaurant of the Year: Counter in New York City.

Perfect Place to Celebrate a Big Promotion: Mellennium Restaurant in San Francisco.

Top Reason to Master Chopsticks: Gobo in NYC.

Best Place to Read the Sunday Paper: Cafe Gratitude in San Francisco.

Ideal Eatery for Down-Home Cookin': Chicago Diner in Chicago.

Product of the Year: Liz Lovey Cookies of Vermont.

Splurge Worthiest Wine List: Pure Food and Wine in NYC.

Grandest Guilty Indulgence: Plamil Chocolate Spread or in the UK for chocolate spreads.

Sauciest Dairy-Free Slice: Veggie Planet in Boston.

Preeminent Place to Blow Your Diet (3-way tie): Sticky Fingers Bakery of D.C. or MaggieMudd of San Fran or Sublime Restaurant of Fort Lauderdale.

Finest Food you Can't Find in the U.S.: Cheezly of the U.K.

Juiciest Refreshment North of the Border: Fresh in Toronto.

Bessie's Favorite Ice Cream Truck: Dare To Be Decadent Tour '05 in various cities.

Least Guilty Indulgence: EatRaw online.

Sweetest Mail-Order Mojo: Tree Huggin Treats online.

Tastiest Destination in Cyberspace: VegWeb.com online.

Book of the Year: THE CHINA STUDY by T. Colin Campbell, PhD.

Cookbook of the Year: WORLD VEGAN FUSION CUISINE by Mark Reinfield & Bo Rinaldi.

Favorite Habit-Forming Podcast: Erik's Diner at vegan.com.

Film of the Year: McLibel from Spanner Films.

Top Spot to Find a Veggie Mate: VeggieConnection.com online.

Hippest New Urban Boutique: Korazon Boutique in Santa Barbara.

Convenience Store with an Attitude: Food Fight Grocery of Portland, Oregon.

Cleaning Products to Swoon Over: Mrs. Meyer's online and in various stores.

Sassiest Online Shoe Store: Alternative Outfitters onlline.

Best Online Shopping Experience: Vegan Unlimited online.

Most Heavenly Day Spa: Aveda Lifestyle Spas at various locations.

Grandest Honeymoon Getaway: Stanford Inn of Mendocino, Calif.

Glitziest Galas: PCRM's 20th Anniversary Celebration and PETA's 25th Anniversary Gala .

Reason to do That Walk-a-Thon: New Balance vegan athletic footwear.

Organization most Deserving of Your Year-End Donation: Compassion Over Killing of Washington, D.C.


READERS' POLL RESULTS

Vegetarian Restaurant: Chicago Diner , Chicago

Vegan Restaurant: Millennium , San Francisco

Veg-Friendly Fast Food: Subway

Natural Foods Store: Whole Foods Market

Vegan-Friendly Bakery: Whole Foods Market

Cookies: Newman O's

Chocolate: Endangered Species

Veggie Burger: Boca Burger

Veggie Hot Dog: Yves Veggie Dogs

Faux Meat: Morningstar Farm's Crumbles

Tofu: Nasoya

Soymilk: Silk

Non-Dairy Ice Cream: Soy Delicious

Non-Dairy Yogurt: Silk

Non-Dairy Cheese: Follow Your Heart /Vegan Gourmet

Energy Bar: Luna Bar

Juice: Naked Juice

Herbal Tea Company: Celestial Seasonings

Herbal Coffee: Guayaki Yerba Mate

Vegan Wine: Organic Wine Works

Author: John Robbins

Cookbook Author: Sarah Kramer and Tanya Barnard

Cooking DVD: Post Punk Kitchen

Website: PETA.org

Online Vegan Store: Pangea

Shoe Store: Mooshoes

Hair Care Line: Aveda

Skin Care Line: Kiss My Face

Toothepaste: Tom's of Maine

Make Up: Aveda

Speaker: Dennis Kucinich

Female Celeb: Alicia Silverstone

Male Celeb: Woody Harrelson

Musician: Paul McCartney

Vacation Destination: Hawaii

Veg-Friendly City: San Francisco

Bed & Breakfast: Farm Sanctuary of Watkins Glen, N.Y.