Vegetarian Society Awards 2008 shortlist is out

I do love the Vegetarian Awards. Each year, they represent an extra little bit of progress being made towards a society where eating meat just isn't seen as necessary anymore, because there's so much to recommend life without it: great places to eat, tempting treats and a wider choice of vegetarian body products to name but three motivations. Follow the jump to see the final nominations!

So, here's the shortlist of potential winners, as voted for by visitors to the website. I'm delighted to see some of my personal favourites listed here, including Demuth's restaurant in Bath, where I enjoyed one of the best meals of my life! I'm also rooting for Swedish Glace ice cream, which many of my vegan and omnivorous friends alike consider to be the food of the gods. So now the decisions are in the hands of the judges, it's tim to wish your favourite businesses and products the best of luck in winning this prestigious and increasingly high-profile award.

Best UK Independent Restaurant for Vegetarian Food:

Canteen, Cardiff
Dandelion & Burdock, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire
Demuths, Bath
Relish, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
The Waiting Room, Stockton on Tees, County Durham

Best UK Independent Pub for Vegetarian Food

The George, Brighton
The Red Lion, Great Bricett, Suffolk
The 78, Glasgow

Best Vegetarian Ready-made Dessert

Alpro Soya Dessert - Chocolate flavour
Gu Little Pots au Chocolat
Marks & Spencer Melty Middle Chocolate Dessert
Swedish Glace Ice cream - Vanilla flavour

Best Vegetarian Beauty Product

Halo: Light Moisturising Cream
Lush: Hand and Body Dream Cream
Saaf: Organic Ultimate Moisture Face Serum

Nominations will now be reviewed by a panel of judges and mystery diners will be visiting venues. The winners will be announced in mid October.

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