The winning breakfasts were chosen for their use of ingredients, ‘heartiness’ and overall presentation. This year’s winners really went that extra mile to create a deliciously different twist to old favourites.

Vegetarian Lakeland Living’s Ever Changing Bountiful Breakfast features amongst other things - big chunky slices of ripe vine tomatoes dipped in polenta with thyme and black pepper, stout potato cakes and breakfast mushrooms stuffed with a nutty mix of red peppers and herbs - and was a mouth watering makeover on the traditional cooked breakfast.

Haie Barn’s homemade buckwheat pancakes with poached apricots, prunes and orange in an orange sauce served with delicious locally produced crème fraîche - proved a real temptation for the taste buds.    

The winners were chosen from the shortlist compiled following a public vote. The shortlist was as follows:

• Coast B&B, St. Ives, Cornwall  
  
• The Byre Vegetarian B&B, Harbottle, Nr. Rothbury
  
• Vegetarian Lakeland Living B&B, Cockermouth, Cumbria                                   
  
• Haie Barn Vegetarian B&B, Dorstone, Herefordshire
  
• Paskin's Town House, Brighton 

Breakfasts ranging from the classic (free-range) eggs, veggie sausages and toast, to home-made hash browns, fresh fruit smoothies and banana pancakes, made it into the top five.  All the short-listed brekkies were checked by The Vegetarian Society for their ingredients and mode of preparation, to ensure only the highest standards were met.

Liz O’Neill, spokesperson for The Vegetarian Society said: “We congratulate both winners for their award winning breakfasts. A good breakfast is well known to be an excellent way to start your day and these fantastic flavours would certainly get me up and about. The standards the joint winners and those short-listed have set send out a positive message to all hotels, cafes, restaurants and breakfast providers. There are over three million vegetarians in the UK and we are a powerful force… and one that loves a good brekkie like anybody else.”

The Vegetarian Society’s Awards are highly regarded in the food and drinks industry. They promote best practice among caterers, manufacturers and retailers, and highlight the importance of integrity in the vegetarian market place.

For more infromation visit www.vegsoc.org