Pinterest UK Food Award Winners & Runner-Ups

Last night Pinterest UK hosted its first-ever Best of Pinterest UK Food Awards, a celebration of breakfast recipes to on-the-go lunches to healthy dinners and not-so-healthy decadent desserts.

With more than 13 billion food ideas on the platform worldwide, the UK shortlist revealed what people in the UK are craving, saving and cooking across twelve different categories.

Selected by a judging panel of renowned foodies including Tom Aikens, Time Out UK Food & Drink Editor, Tania Ballantine, and the team behind BBC Food, the winners announced at London's Vinyl Factory by radio presenter Lauren Laverne are below. Get ready to drool...

Best Brunch shortlist

WINNER: Traybake English Breakfast – Hemsley + Hemsley
RUNNER-UP: Healthy banana and oat waffles – Lucy Parissi/Supergolden

Best Comfort Food shortlist

WINNER: Madhur’s Tikka masala – The Happy Foodie and Madhur Jaffrey
RUNNER-UP: Veggie Chilli Mac – Becca Pusey / Amuse Your Bouche

Best Indulgent Recipe shortlist...

WINNER: Salted churros with dark chocolate sauce – Anna Barnett
RUNNER-UP: Raw Salted Caramel Crème Brûlée – Rachel Smith/Rawberry Fields and Vegan Magazine

Best Baking Recipe shortlist

WINNER: Bundt cake – Laura Scott/How to Cook Good Food
RUNNER-UP: Mojito cake – Olive Magazine

Best Go To Recipe shortlist

WINNER: Travelling noodles – Rosie Thomas/The Londoner
RUNNER-UP: Red prawn and mango curry – Nigella Lawson

Best Drink Recipe shortlist

WINNER: Blueberry basil margarita – Lucy Parissi/Supergolden Bakes
RUNNER-UP: Peach melba smoothie – Aimee Ryan/Wallflower Aimee

Best Sunday Lunch Recipe shortlist

WINNER: Spiced butterflied leg of lamb – Sainsburys Magazine
RUNNER-UP: Mary Berry's Mediterranean All-In-One Chicken – The Happy Foodie

Best Vegetarian Recipe shortlist

WINNER: Lemony Lentil and Crispy Kale Soup – Anna Jones
RUNNER-UP: Carrot, Sweet Potato and Feta Fritters – Delicious Magazine

Best Vegan Recipe

WINNER: Fluffiest vegan pancakes – Aimee Ryan/Wallflower Aimee
RUNNER-UP: Vegan chocolate banana bread doughnuts – Kimberly Espinel/The Little Plantation

Best Gluten Free Recipe shortlist

WINNER: Gluten-free pasta dough – Jamie Oliver
RUNNER-UP: Gluten-free rosemary bread – Hana Mendes/Nirvana Cakery

Best Kids Recipe shortlist

WINNER: No bake chocolate fruit pizza – Ciara Attwell/My Fussy Eater
RUNNER-UP: No junk muffins – Emily Leary/A Mummy Too

Best Healthy Recipe shortlist

WINNER: Goji bars – Fearne Cotton
RUNNER-UP: Spiralized vegetable noodles bowls – Domestic Goddess

Regional People's Choice:

LONDON WINNER: Sticky beef with cashews – Tesco Food
GLASGOW WINNER: Cheesy puff pastry stars – Ciara Attwell/My Fussy Eater
MANCHESTER WINNER: Elderflower prosecco cocktail – Great British Chefs
LIVERPOOL WINNER: Nutella Martinis – Rosie Thomas/The Londoner
BIRMINGHAM WINNER: Mojito cake – Olive Magazine
LEEDS WINNER: Fluffiest vegan pancakes – Aimee Ryan/Wallflower Aimee

And a huge congratulations to Food Pinner of the Year: Aimee Ryan of blog Wallflower Kitchen