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Don't miss the veg event of the year! Join Mayor Gavin Newsom, Julia Butterfly Hill, VegNews Magazine and Millennium Restaurant to celebrate the San Francisco winners of the 2004 VegNews Veggie Awards. The wine will be pouring, organic hors d'oeuvres abundant, soy lattes brewing, and the excitement astonishing as we honor the best of the best in the vegetarian industry.

Each year, thousands of VegNews' readers around the country vote for their favorite people, products and places in the largest survey of its kind in the world. The Veggie Award results are published in the November/December holiday edition of the magazine, and in 2004 San Francisco not only took top honors as the #1 veg-friendly city in the world, but six other SF-based companies and people were voted favorites as well. Honored will be:

Favorite Veg-Friendly City San Francisco

Favorite Veg Restaurant Millennium Restaurant

Favorite Veg Chef Eric Tucker

Favorite Natural Food Store Rainbow Grocery

Favorite Farmer's Market Ferry Plaza

Favorite Veg Brunch Herbivore

Favorite Soy Yogurt Whole Soy

Circle of Life Founder Julia Butterfly Hill and VegNews' Publisher Joseph Connelly will be your hosts for the evening. Mayor Newsom will be in attendance to accept the Most Veg-Friendly City award, and guests will be treated to delicious organic hors d'oeuvres, ample wine and champagne, desserts, surprise favors, and an evening of fun and entertainment. Winners in other categories will also be present to share their top-rated products, including wine tasting by Frey Vineyards, herbal coffees by Teeccino, and vegan chocolate by Tropical Source.

Following are the details:

Wednesday, February 9
5:30PM to 7:30PM
Millennium Restaurant
$40 in advance/$45 at the door (on a space available basis)

Don't miss out on this exciting evening of food, wine & good ole organic fun! Tickets are very limited and are selling fast, so call Erica or Paula at 415.345.3900 x 11 today to reserve yourself a spot.

See you there!