Most Devious? Deviousest?

Courtesy of UltraMantis Black's twitter feed, I have learned that VegNews Magazine has opened the voting on the 2010 Veggie Awards, billed as "the largest survey of its kind in the world" (you don't say). Straightforward enough online survey, there's a bunch of categories for vegan/vegetarian restaurants/stores/foods and the like. It's multiple choice, but every category has a write-in option. Aside from checking the Vegan Treats box under "Bakeries", the rest of my votes were write-ins, and I think you can probably guess for what (or rather, whom).


And you, you should vote too! Because there's a grand prize drawing for all submissions, and you can win THESE FABULOUS PRIZES! HARVEY, TELL 'EM WHAT THEY'LL WIN!

"Well, Marc, for their grand prize they'll win a Global Getaway, able to jump on a VegNews junket of their choosing! Probably India or rural Japan or some such, kind of like Anthony Bourdain but I'm guessing with slightly less narcotics ingestion! For first prize, they'll get a Year's Friggin' Supply of Daiya Cheese! So THAT'S how they make vegan pizza!"

"Two lucky people will be chosen to receive a Vegan Marshmallow Smorgasbord, by which they are going to find out exactly how much sugar the human body can consume before violently shuddering to a halt!"

"Three wishful thinkers will be the recipients of a Veg Cookbook Collection, produced entirely by 2009 Veggie Award Winner Robin Robertson, who I'd say has written the last word in Veg(itari)an Cooking, if I for one second believed that such a word will exist before the sun explodes! This will include signed copies of Quick Fix Vegetarian, Vegan Fire And Spice, 1,000 Vegan Recipes, Vegan On The Cheap, and Party Vegan!"

(No joke, I think this might be my favorite prize.)


"And five fortunate so-and-sos will be the proud new owners of a Tofu Press Kitchen Tool, whatever the hell that is! I even read the description of it and am still not completely sure how it works, but my best guess is that it is a veg(itari)an sausage grinder! Just cram a lot of vegetables and spices and such into it and watch the magic happen!"