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And the winners are...Style Magazine's Best of El Dorado County Foothills for 2023

Break out the bubbly El Dorado County! We’re celebrating the region’s top people, places, and things—from distilleries and dentists to pizza, Pilates studios, and pet sitters in Style Magazine's Best of 2023 Awards. Find your favorites or discover a new local business to support. Can we have a drumroll please...

Best Art Gallery
1.    Gold Country Artists Gallery
2.    Placerville Art Gallery
3.    Thomas Kinkade Hometown Gallery

Best Artist
1.    Pamela Findleton
2.    Barbie Smith
3.    Mike Bagdonas

Best Museum
1.    Gold Bug Park and Mine
2.    El Dorado County Historical Museum
3.    Gold Discovery Museum

 Imagination Theater Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Performing Arts Organization
1.    Imagination Theater
2.    The Stage at Burke Junction
3.    El Dorado Musical Theatre

Best Auto Body Shop
1.    TIE: Frank's Body Shop AND Steve Stymeist Auto Body Collision Centers
2.    Placerville Body Shop
3.    G & O Body Shop

Best Auto Repair Shop
1.    Automotive Excellence
2.    Main Street Auto
3.    The Toy Tech

Best Car Dealership
1.    Shingle Springs Subaru
2.    Thompsons Toyota
3.    Shingle Springs Honda

Best Car Wash Place
1.    Splasherville Express Car Wash and Lube
2.    Car-izma Auto Spa
3.    TIE: Elements Detail AND Turner Street Touchless Car Wash

Best Oil Change Place
1.    Splasherville Express Car Wash and Lube
2.    Automotive Excellence
3.    Fast Freddy's Lube Express

Best Smog Shop
1.    GS Smog & Repair
2.    Automotive Excellence
3.    Ponderosa Auto Express

Best Annual Event
1.    El Dorado County Fair
2.    Placerville Art and Wine Festival
3.    Main Street Oktoberfest

 Snowline Hospice Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Charitable Organization
1.    Snowline Hospice
2.    Foothill Dog Rescue of the Sierras
3.    Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode
A very close #4: MORE, Mother Lode Rehabilitation Enterprises

Best Place to Volunteer
1.    Sierra Wildlife Rescue
2.    Upper Room Dining Hall
3.    All About Equine

Best Dental Practice
1.    Shingle Springs Health & Wellness Center
2.    Ryan Easterbrook, DDS
3.    TIE: Cold Springs Dental AND El Dorado Hills Dental

Best Dentist
1.    TIE: Madeline Majer, DDS, AND Ryan Easterbrook, DDS
2.    Russell Jones, DDS
3.    Allen Chantry, DDS

Best Oral Surgeon
1.    Gregory G. Olsen, DDS, FICOI, at Folsom Oral Surgery and Implant Center
2.    Jason Straw, DDS, at TRUE Oral, Facial & Dental Implant Surgery
3.    Donald R. Liberty, DDS, at Golden Foothills Oral & Facial Surgery Center

Best Orthodontic Practice
1.    Sunrise & Placerville Orthodontics
2.    Foothill Orthodontics
3.    Nisson Orthodontics
Honorable mention: Jeffrey Kwong Orthodontics

Best Orthodontist
1.    Christian Hoybjerg, DDS, MS, at Hoybjerg Family Orthodontics
2.    TIE: Daryl Proctor, DDS, MS, at Foothill Orthodontics AND Matthew Sanders, DDS, MS, at Sunrise & Placerville Orthodontics
3.    Jeffrey Kwong, DDS, MSD, at Jeffrey Kwong Orthodontics

Best Pediatric Dental Practice
1.    One Loose Tooth Dentistry for Children and Teens
2.    Magic Smiles Dentistry for Children and Young Adults
3.    Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics

 Alex Keith, DDS Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Pediatric Dentist
1.    Alex Keith, DDS
2.    Jared G. Danielson, DDS
3.    Joe Rawlins, DDS, MS

Best Bar
1.    Poor Red's Bar-B-Q
2.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
3.    Wally's Pizza Bar
Honorable mention: 50 Grand Restaurant & Bar

Best Bartender
1.    Tyson Taclay at Wally's Pizza Bar
2.    Alan Day at Poor Red's Bar-B-Q
3.    Jimmy Voelker at 50 Grand Restaurant & Bar

Best Brewery
1.    Solid Ground Brewing
2.    Hwy 50 Brewery
3.    GearTooth AleWerks
Honorable mention: Moonraker Millhouse

Best Cocktail Place
1.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
2.    Poor Red's Bar-B-Q
4.    TIE: Cascada AND 50 Grand Restaurant & Bar

 The Bean Barn Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Coffee/Tea Shop
1.    The Bean Barn
2.    Love Birds Coffee & Tea Co.
3.    Cuppa Coffee

 Amador & Dry Diggings Distillery Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Distillery
1.    Amador & Dry Diggings Distillery
2.    1848 Distillery
3.    New Alchemy Distilling

Best Happy Hour
1.    Wally's Pizza Bar
2.    Bricks Eats & Drinks
3.    The Brick Oven Pub

Best Place to Grab a Beer
1.    Placerville Public House
2.    Wally's Pizza Bar
3.    TIE: Main Street Tap House AND 50 Grand Restaurant & Bar

Best Sports Bar
1.    Wally's Pizza Bar
2.    The Brick Oven Pub
3.    The Breakroom

Best Wine Bar
1.    Heyday Café
2.    The Wine Smith
3.    Toogood Cellars

Best Winery
1.    Miraflores Winery
2.    Boeger Winery
3.    Sierra Vista Vineyards & Winery
A very close #4: Helwig Winery AND Hart 2 Hart

Best Asian Fusion/Chinese restaurant
1.    Hong Kong Inn
2.    China City Chinese Restaurant
3.    Pearl Asian Cuisine at Red Hawk Casino

Best Bakery
1.    Sweet Pairings
2.    Frank Vilt's Cakes
3.    TIE: Sierra Rizing AND Sweetie Pie's Restaurant & Bakery
Honorable mention: Lisa’s Farmhouse Creations

Best BBQ
1.    Poor Red's Bar-B-Q
2.    Hog Wild Bar-B-Que & Catering
3.    Back Forty Texas BBQ

Best Breakfast
1.    Annie's Mimosas
2.    Train Station Coffee Shop
3.    Wally's Pizza Bar

Best Brunch
1.    Sweetie Pie's Restaurant & Bakery
2.    Smith Flat House
3.    CrepeTown Café

 Old Town Grill Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Burger & Fries
1.    Old Town Grill
2.    Bricks Eats & Drinks
3.    Bones Roadhouse
Honorable mention: Take a Bite Deli

Best Cakes & Cupcakes
1.    Frank Vilt's Cakes
2.    Sweetie Pie's Restaurant & Bakery
3.    Jojo's Bakery
Honorable mention: Sweet Pairings

Best Casual Restaurant
1.    Heyday Café
2.    Bricks Eats & Drinks
3.    Wally's Pizza Bar

Best Caterer
1.    Old Town Grill
2.    Hog Wild Bar-B-Que & Catering
3.    TIE: Off the Vine Catering AND Diane Wilkinson Catering
Honorable mention: The Ring of Fire BBQ

Best Chef
1.    Scott Tomblin at Smith Flat House
2.    John Sanders at Old Town Grill
3.    Ben Carter at Heyday Café
A very close #4: Patrick Leavell at 50 Grand Restaurant & Bar

Best Confectionery
1.    Annabelle's Chocolate Lounge
2.    The Fudge Factory Farm
3.    Crack'd Toffee Company

Best Deli
1.    Main Street Melters
2.    Gularte's Pizza & Deli
3.    Timmy's Brown Bag

Best Family Restaurant
1.    Wally's Pizza Bar
2.    Casa Los Abuelos
3.    Placerville Public House

Best Frozen Yogurt
1.    Urban Yogurt
2.    Whistle Stop Yogurt
3.    Jon & Bon's Yogurt Shoppe

Best Ice Cream/Gelato
1.    T.W. Bonkers Toy & Candy Emporium
2.    Tom's Burger & Frosty
3.    Baskin Robbins

Best Italian Restaurant
1.    Papa Gianni's Ristorante
2.    The Place
3.    TIE: Amore Mio Bistro AND Bene! Ristorante Italiano

Best Mexican Restaurant
1.    Cascada
2.    Taqueria El Carnaval
3.    Casa Los Abuelos

 Tropics Island Grill & Ale House Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best New Restaurant
1.    Tropics Island Grill & Ale House
2.    Rey Mimosa
3.    R Newman’s Eatery
Honorable mention: Sierra Taphouse and Pizza

Best Outdoor Dining
1.    Smith Flat House
2.    Poor Red's Bar-B-Q
3.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar

 The Independent Restaurant and Bar Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Overall Restaurant
1.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
2.    Smith Flat House
3.    Heyday Café

 Wally's Pizza Bar Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Pizza
1.    Wally's Pizza Bar
2.    Pizza Norcia
3.    Papa Gianni's Ristorante

Best Romantic Restaurant
1.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
2.    Smith Flat House
3.    Enchanted Forest Dining Experience

Best Salads
1.    Heyday Café
2.    Wally's Pizza Bar
3.    The Breakroom

Best Seafood Restaurant
1.    Powell's Steamer Co. & Pub
2.    Fernando's Costa del Sol Restaurant
3.    The Snooty Frog

Best Server
1.    Jake Brekke at The Independent Restaurant and Bar
2.    Molly Cahill at 50 Grand Restaurant & Bar
3.    Molly Grummich at Bricks Eats & Drinks

Best Steakhouse
1.    Smith Flat House
2.    Henry's Steakhouse
3.    C. Knight's Steakhouse

Best Sushi/Japanese Restaurant
1.    Amerikan Ichi
2.    Shilla Teriyaki & Sushi Bar
3.    Yuki Sushi
Honorable mention: Mikasa Asian Fusion

Best Takeout
1.    Allez!
2.    Heyday Café
3.    TIE: Tasty Taco Box AND Jimboy's Tacos

Best Taqueria
1.    Santa Maria Taqueria
2.    Tijuana Taqueria
3.    Paco's Mexican Cuisine

 Thai Noodle Express Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Thai Restaurant
1.    Thai Noodle Express
2.    Thai House
3.    Thai Unique

Best Vegetarian/vegan Food
1.    Placerville Food Co-Op
2.    Enchanted Forest Dining Experience
3.    Heyday Café

Best Accountant
1.    Terrie Y. Prod'hon, CPA
2.    Nate Tuttle, CPA, at Weston & Tuttle
3.    Samuel Hoppe, CPA, at Hoppe & Cottrell

Best Attorney
1.    Terri A. Smith
2.    Aaron B. Dosh
3.    Kelly Bentley
Honorable mention: Laura Rose Nelson

Best Bank
1.    El Dorado Savings Bank
2.    Wells Fargo
3.    River City Bank

Best Carpet Cleaning Service
1.    Carter's Carpet Restoration
2.    Foothills Steam Way
3.    Premier Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning

 SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Credit Union
1.    SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union
2.    Golden 1 Credit Union
3.    Sierra Central Credit Union

Best Electrician
1.    T&M Electric
2.    Carnahan Electric
3.    BC Electric

Best Financial Advisor
1.    Corbin Weatherby at Weston & Tuttle
2.    Suzy O'Neal, AAMS, at Edward Jones
3.    Adam Anderson at WealthGuard Advisors

Best Floor Coverings Store
1.    Dick's Carpet One Floor & Home
2.    Dawson's Floor Fashions
3.    Floors To Go

Best Furniture Store
1.    Brass + Oak
2.    Delta Bedding & Furniture
3.    Under the Arbor

Best Handyman
1.    Rex Calhoun Construction Co.
2.    North Works Handyman
3.    Wyatt Barry's Handyman Service

Best Home Builder
1.    Elliott Homes
2.    Lennar
3.    ESI Builders

Best Home Décor Store
1.    Kitchen Goods
2.    TIE: Brass + Oak AND Country Elegance
3.    Under the Arbor

 Eberle Remodeling Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Home Remodeler
1.    Eberle Remodeling
2.    Terra Inc. Construction
3.    Valley Home Construction

Best House Cleaning Service
1.    Maid in the Mountains
2.    Fairy Dust Cleaning
3.    TIE: Heavenly Hands House Cleaning AND Simply Clean

Best HVAC company
1.    Performance Heating & Air
2.    Gilmore Heating Air and Plumbing
3.    Smit's Solar Heating & Air Conditioning
Honorable mention: Scotty's Heating & Air

Best Insurance Agency
1.    Siders Insurance Solutions
2.    Vaught Wright & Bond Insurance
3.    Beuttel Insurance Services

Best Interior Designer
1.    Jenny Levitsky at Ultimate Designs
2.    TIE: Molly Erin Carter at Molly Erin Designs AND Karen Vance at Karen Vance Design & Interiors
3.    Tammi Rollins
 
Best Landscaping Company
1.    Gove Landscape Construction
2.    Green Hills Landscaping
3.    Santana Landscape & Maintanance

Best Law Practice
1.    Aaron Dosh
2.    Mediation and Law Office of Terri A. Smith
3.    Kelly S. Bentley
A very close #4: Dain Weiner Law

Best Locksmith
1.    Wayne's Locksmith Service
2.    Keys Plus Locksmith
3.    Phil's Mobile Locksmith

Best Mortgage Broker
1.    Sheldon Cooney at CrossCountry Mortgage
2.    Cyndi Romano at Guaranteed Rate Affinity
3.    Sol Nisbet at Sol Nisbet Home Loans

Best Painting Contractor
1.    Bayshore Painters
2.    El Dorado Hills Painting
3.    Soetaert Quality Painting

Best Pest Control
1.    Koby Pest Control
2.    Hangtown Pest Control
3.    49er Termite & Pest Control

Best Plumber
1.    Conforti Plumbing
2.    D. Martel Plumbing Service & Repair
3.    Main St. Plumbing

 Popa's Pools Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Pool Service
1.    Popa's Pools
2.    Nevergreen Pools
3.    Oasis Pool Tile Cleaning

Best Real Estate Agent/Team
1.    Emily Valdez
2.    Allicen Cooper
3.    Lori Voelker

Best Solar Company
1.    Gold Rush Energy Solutions
2.    V3 Electric
3.    SolarHut

Best Window & Door Store
1.    Architectural Specialty Sales Co.
2.    The Door & Window Stop
3.    Placerville Glass

Best Window Coverings Store
1.    Affordable Blind Solutions
2.    Floor to Window
3.    TIE: Window Fashions & More AND Budget Blinds

Best Children's Clothing Store
1.    The Wild Pea
2.    Target
3.    Wal-Mart

Best Kids' Activity
1.    El Dorado County Library Storytime
2.    Exhilaration Station
3.    Placerville Aquatic Center

Exhilaration Station Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Kids' Birthday Party Spot
1.    Exhilaration Station
2.    Wally's Pizza Bar
3.    Pizza Factory

Best Preschool
1.    Kid’s Town Montessori
2.    Placerville Preschoolers
3.    His Kids Christian Preschool
A very close #4: Cameron Park Montessori School

Best Private School
1.    El Dorado Adventist School
2.    California Montessori Project (Shingle Springs Campus)
3.    TIE: Providence Christian School AND Cedar Springs Waldorf School

Best Toy Store
1.    T. W. Bonkers Toy & Candy Emporium
2.    Placerville Hardware
3.    Placerville News Company

Best Tutoring Service
1.    Tutoring Rocks
2.    Mathnasium
3.    Ways That Work

Michelle Trettenero, LAc, at Shingle Springs Health & Wellness Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Acupuncturist
1.    Michelle Trettenero, LAc, at Shingle Springs Health & Wellness
2.    Rosie McNeilly, LAc, at El Dorado Community Acupuncture
3.    Sandy Sartain, LAc, at Journey Center Shingle Springs

Best Chiropractic Practice
1.    Shingle Springs Health & Wellness Center
2.    TIE: Cambridge Chiropractic AND Hall Chiropractic
3.    Burns Chiropractic

Best Chiropractor
1.    Alexander Day, DC, at Shingle Springs Health & Wellness Center
2.    Esther Hall, DC, at Hall Chiropractic
3.    Petrice Foxworthy, DC, at Cambridge Chiropractic

Best Dermatologist
1.    David No, MD
2.    Emily Jong, MD
3.    Mary Ann Johnson, MD

Best Doctor
1.    TIE: William Koble, MD, AND Taylor Vance, MD
2.    Christopher Olson, MD
3.    Scott Yoder, MD

Best Doctor for Cosmetic Procedures
1.    Sherellen Gerhart, MD, at Dignity Medical Aesthetics
2.    Reginald Rice, MD, at Esthetics Center of El Dorado Hills
3.    Donita Abangan, MD, at Elite MD

Best General Practitioner
1.    Courtnie Billett, MD
2.    Gerardo Galang, MD
3.    Gurmeet Talwar, MD

Best Hearing Aid Center
1.    Marshall ENT & Hearing Center
2.    HearingLife
3.    Miracle-Ear Hearing Aid Center

Best Home Health Care
1.    Visiting Angels
2.    Elder Options
3.    Marshall Home Health

 Dignity Medical Aesthetics Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Med Spa/Aesthetics
1.    Dignity Medical Aesthetics
2.    Esthetics Center of El Dorado Hills
3.    Berman Skin Institute

Best Medical Doctor
1.    Stanley Henjum, MD
2.    Bill Barley, MD
3.    TIE: Scott Yoder, MD, AND Mark Mansour, MD

Best Medical Practice
1.    Marshall Medical Center
2.    Shingle Springs Health & Wellness Center
3.    Kaiser Permanente Medical Group

Best Mental Health Professional
1.    Jill Gustafson, LCSW
2.    Kay Williams, LMFT
3.    Frank Nieto, MSW

Best Naturopathic Doctor
1.    Deborahe Prock, ND, at Dr. Deb’s Herbals
2.    Niki Young, ND, at Dr. Niki Young Naturopathic
3.    Jeff Hanson, ND, at Embody Wellness Naturopathic

Best Pediatrician
1.    Nicole Shorrock, MD
2.    Courtney LaCaze-Adams, MD
3.    Brett Christiansen, MD

Best Physical Therapist
1.    Paul Newton, PT, at Shingle Springs Health & Wellness Center
2.    Lori Adams, PT, at Fitzpatrick Physical Therapy
3.    Steve Harrity, PT, at Cameron Park Physical Therapy

Best Physical Therapy Practice
1.    Shingle Springs Health & Wellness Center
2.    Cameron Park Physical Therapy
3.    Marshall Outpatient Rehabilitation

Best Plastic Surgeon
1.    Reginald Rice, MD, at Esthetics Center of El Dorado Hills
2.    Terry Zimmerman, MD, FACS, at The Zimmerman Center for Plastic Surgery
3.    Ken Sumida, MD, at Nuance Cosmetic Surgery

Best Podiatrist
1.    Thomas Wolff, DPM, at Shingle Springs Health & Wellness Center
2.    Harprit Bajwa, DPM, at Marshall Medical Center
3.    David Kahan, DPM, at Sacramento Foot & Ankle Center

Best Senior Living Center
1.    Eskaton Village Placerville
2.    Ponte Palmero
3.    Gold Country Retirement Center

Best Specialty Senior Care
1.    Western Slope Health Center
2.    Gold Country Retirement Center
3.    The Pines at Placerville Healthcare Center

Best Vision Center
1.    Dr. Shawn McDonald
2.    Cedar Eye Center
3.    Cameron Park Eyecare Optometric Center

Best Barbershop
1.    Love's Barbershop
2.    Bowtie Barbershop
3.    Lucky's Barbershop & Men's Club

 Waterfall Salon & Spa Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Day Spa
1.    Waterfall Salon & Spa
2.    Asante Spa, a Spare Time Sports Club
3.    ReNew Salon & Day Spa

Best Facialist
1.    Amber Mace at Elysian Aesthetics (inside Voiteli Wellness Center)
2.    Amanda Reinhard at Pure Holistic Skin Care
3.    Sydney Rodgers at Gen and Moon Skincare + Wellness

Best Hair Stylist
1.    Noëlle Pollastrini at Theory Hair Studio
2.    Jennifer Nutting at ReNew Salon and Day Spa
3.    Jody Visconti at Ciao Bella Salon

Best Makeup Artist
1.    Cierra Shae at Cierra Shae Co.
2.    Ashley Thornhill at La Mae Salon & Spa
3.    Larissa Lynn Lujan at The Bellagio Salon

Best Mani/Pedi Place
1.    Sassy Nails
2.    Nina's Nails
3.    Ciao Bella Salon

Best Massage Therapist
1.    Lynette Evans at Voiteli Wellness Center
2.    Anne-Marie McCarthy at Fortitude Massage
3.    Diana Del Rio Duncan at Massage and Nails by Diana

Best Place for a Facial
1.    Voiteli Wellness Center
2.    Pure Holistic Skin Care
3.    Waterfall Salon & Spa

Best Place for a Massage
1.    Voiteli Wellness Center
2.    Transformational Wellness
3.    Fortitude Massage

Best Salon
1.    Ciao Bella Salon
2.    Theory Hair Studio
3.    Waterfall Salon & Spa

Best Tanning Salon/ Airbrush Tanning
1.    Max Muscle Nutrition and Tanning
2.    Tan Central
3.    California Sun

 Royal Six Tattoo Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Tattoo Artist/Shop
1.    Royal Six Tattoo
2.    Oddities Ink
3.    Hangman Tattoo

Best Waxing Salon
1.    Voiteli Wellness Center
2.    Pure Holistic Skin Care
3.    TIE: Wallace Waxing and Aesthetics (inside ReNew Salon and Day Spa) AND European Wax Center

 Happy Tails Pet Sitting Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Doggie Daycare
1.    Happy Tails Pet Sitting
2.    El Dorado Pet Club
3.    Uppity Pup

Best Pet Boarding
1.    Sierra Dogs
2.    Happy Tails Pet Sitting
3.    El Dorado Pet Club

Best Pet Groomer
1.    El Dorado Pet Club
2.    Mutt Cutz
3.    Pampered Puppy

Best Pet Sitter
1.    Bark to Barn Pet & Farm Sitting
2.    Happy Tails Pet Sitting
3.    Swansboro Vacation Care

Best Pet Store
1.    Lees' Feed & Western Store
2.    Double Diamond Tack & Feed
3.    Tractor Supply Company

Best Pet Trainer
1.    Sierra Dogs
2.    El Dorado Pet Club
3.    Val's K-9 Services

Best Veterinarian
1.    Betsy Gray, DVM, at Slate Creek Animal Hospital
2.    Ginny Carlson, DVM, at Camino Animal Hospital
3.    Randy Robinson, DVM, at Missouri Flat Animal Hospital

Best Veterinary Practice
1.    Missouri Flat Animal Hospital
2.    Slate Creek Animal Hospital
3.    Camino Animal Hospital

Best Bookstore
1.    The Bookery
2.    The Bookhouse
3.    Face in a Book

 Ambiance Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Boutique
1.    Ambiance
2.    Lees' Boutique
3.    Bambolina's Bra & Lingerie Boutique (formerly Full of Chic Boutique)

Best Cannabis Dispensary
1.    Pure Life
2.    Sacred Roots
3.    Chuck's Wellness Center

Best Casino
1.    Red Hawk Casino
2.    Harrah's Lake Tahoe
3.    Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort

Best Consignment Shop
1.    Violets Are Blue
2.    The Wild Pea
3.    Grateful Threads

Best Dry Cleaners
1.    49ers Cleaners
2.    Fresh Cleaners
3.    Classic Cleaners

Best Family Photographer
1.    Jacki Pabst Photography
2.    TIE: Lisa Richmond Photography AND Snowline Photography
3.    Audrey Perez Photography

Best Farmers' Market
1.    Placerville Certified Farmers' Market
2.    El Dorado Hills Certified Farmers' Market
3.    Cameron Park Certified Farmers' Market Market at Burke Junction

Best Fine Jewelry Store
1.    Gold Country Artists Gallery
2.    Jon Bate Jewelry Studio
3.    Ancient Gold Jewelers

 Placerville Flowers on Main Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Florist
1.    Placerville Flowers on Main
2.    Cameron Park Florist
3.    Florist on the Hill

Best Garden Center
1.    The Meadow
2.    Green Acres Nursery & Supply
3.    El Dorado Nursery & Garden

Best Gift Shop
1.    Country Elegance
2.    TIE: Gold Country Artists Gallery AND Lighthouse
3.    Placerville News Company

Best Grocery Store
1.    Fork Lift by Nugget Markets
2.    Raley's
3.    Grocery Outlet

 Placerville Food Co-Op Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Health Food/Nutrition Shop
1.    Placerville Food Co-Op
2.    Max Muscle Nutrition
3.    Peak Nutrition

Best Local Business
1.    Placerville Hardware
2.    Voiteli Wellness Center
3.    Gold Country Artists Gallery

Best Mall/Shopping Area
1.    Downtown Placerville
2.    Palladio
3.    El Dorado Hills Town Center

Best Music Store/Lessons
1.    Sabado School of Music
2.    Rock Creek Studio
3.    Shaun Manley School of Music

Best Phone & Computer Repair Shop
1.    Red Shoe Rescue
2.    Nerdy Dave's Computers
3.    A1 Computer Repair

Best Print & Sign Shop
1.    Spot-On Signs & Graphics
2.    Minuteman Press
3.    Diamond Springs Printing

Best Produce Department
1.    Placerville Food Co-Op
2.    Fork Lift by Nugget Markets
3.    Raley's

Best Specialty Gifts
1.    Winterhill Olive Oil
2.    TIE: Lana Lane Gourmet Goods AND French Quarter Home Decor & Garden
3.    Kitchen Goods

Best Specialty Retailer
1.    Kitchen Goods
2.    The Scarlet Halo
3.    Placerville News Company

Best Tailor
1.    Rose Alteration
2.    EDH Custom Tailoring and Alterations
3.    Classic Cleaners

Best Thrift Shop
1.    Snowline Hospice
2.    Thrifted on Main
3.    New Beginnings

Best Travel Agent/agency
1.    Hangtown Travel
2.    DeWayne Johnston
3.    Premier Travel and Tours

Best Bike Shop
1.    Hangtown Cyclery
2.    Sam's Town Cyclery
3.    Rufus Cycles

Best Dance Instructor
1.    Kay Lenhart at Jammin' Dance & Fitness
2.    Sherri Scher at On Stage Productions
3.    Jennifer Costello

Best Dance Studio
1.    Foothills Dance
2.    Jammin' Dance & Fitness
3.    Jazzercise

Best Golf Course
1.    Apple Mountain Golf Resort
2.    Cameron Park Country Club
3.    Cold Springs Golf and Country Club

Best Gym/Health Club
1.    El Dorado Hills Sports Club, a Spare Time Sports Club
2.    Lord's Gym of El Dorado County
3.    Snap Fitness Placerville
Honorable mention: UFC Gym

Best Martial Arts Instructor
1.    Bob Westphal at Cameron Park and Foothill Taekwondo
2.    Scott Newman at New Man's Karate
3.    Kelly Aubuchon Roney

Best Martial Arts Studio
1.    Cameron Park and Foothill Taekwondo
2.    New Man's Karate
3.    TIE: Elite Martial Arts & Fitness AND Kovar's Satori Academy of Martial Arts

Best Personal Trainer
1.    Adriane Fitness at Voiteli Wellness Center
2.    TIE: Melody Christensen at Kaia Fit Placerville AND Jennifer Heape at Fitness Solutions
3.    Christina Dailey at Snap Fitness Placerville

Best Pilates Instructor
1.    Karen Pledger at El Dorado Hills Sports Club, a Spare Time Sports Club
2.    Mary Aloi at Sly Park Yoga & Pilates
3.    Marylor Hood at Club Pilates

Best Pilates Studio
1.    Sly Park Yoga & Pilates
2.    El Dorado Hills Sports Club, a Spare Time Sports Club
3.    Club Pilates

 Voiteli Wellness Center Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Specialty Fitness
1.    Voiteli Wellness Center
2.    Kaia Fit Placerville
3.    Jazzercise

Best Swim School
1.    Steve Wallen Swim School
2.    Placerville Aquatic Center
3.    SwimLabs

Best Yoga Instructor
1.    Eden Orrick at The Meadow Connect
2.    Gretta Schmidt at Ohana Moon Yoga
3.    Kellee Falkenstrom at Main St. Yoga

Best Yoga Studio
1.    The Meadow Connect
2.    Ohana Moon Yoga
3.    Main St. Yoga

Best Bridal Hair
1.    Ciao Bella Salon
2.    Bombshell Salon & Co.
3.    Cierra Shae Co.
Honorable mention: Stacy Wyrick at SMW Hair Studio

Best Bridal Makeup
1.    Cierra Shae Co.
2.    Lea Buehler BGorgeous
3.    All Dolled Up Beauty + Bridal

Best Bridal Shop
1.    The Clothes Mine
2.    De La Rosa's Bridal & Tuxedo
3.    Miosa Bride

Best Limousine Company
1.    Foothill Area Rapid Transit
2.    Mother Lode Adventures Charter Services
3.    Neumann Enterprises

Best Linen Rentals
1.    El Dorado Hills Party Rentals
2.    BBJ La Tavola
3.    Celebrations! Party Rentals & Tents

Best Rehearsal Dinner Place
1.    Smith Flat House
2.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
3.    Sienna

Best Wedding Cakes/Desserts
1.    Frank Vilt's Cakes
2.    Baker & A Black Cat
3.    TIE: Caked AND Sweet Pairings

Best Wedding Caterer
1.    Diane Wilkinson Catering
2.    Off the Vine Catering
3.    Hog Wild Bar-B-Que & Catering

 Barnswallow Rentals Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Wedding Décor
1.    Barnswallow Rentals
2.    El Dorado Hills Party Rentals
3.    Blossom Farm Rentals

Best Wedding DJ
1.    DJ Grant Petersen
2.    Music & More Entertainment
3.    J Crew Productions

Best Wedding Florist
1.    Placerville Flowers on Main
2.    Couture Weddings by Dottie
3.    Florist on the Hill

Best Wedding Invitations
1.    Minuteman Press
2.    El Dorado Press and Blueprint
3.    Imperial Printing

Best Wedding Officiant
1.    Terri A. Smith
2.    Cindie Wilding
3.    Tan Weddings & Events

Best Wedding Photo Booth
1.    Music & More Entertainment
2.    Northern California Crazy Booth
3.    Giggle & Riot Funbooths

 Artistic Photography by Tami Photo by Taylor Allred © Style Media Group

Best Wedding Photographer
1.    Artistic Photography by Tami
2.    Mariea Rummel Photography
3.    Carrie Ayn

Best Wedding Planner
1.    Courtney Lawhon Events
2.    Kendall Melissa Events
3.    J. Marie Custom Events and Culinary Services

Best Wedding Rentals
1.    Celebrations! Party Rentals & Tents
2.    Barnswallow Rentals
3.    El Dorado Hills Party Rentals

Best Wedding Venue
1.    TIE: Smith Flat House AND The Davies Family Inn at ShadowRidge Ranch
2.    Saureel Vineyards
3.    Helwig Winery

Best Wedding Videographer
1.    Jensen Films
2.    The Uncommon Weddings
3.    Reverie Films

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EDITOR’S PICKS

Favorite Local Maker
Among the Flowers
 
Favorite Stop in Apple Hill  
Apple Ridge Farms
 
Favorite Ramen Restaurant
Thai Noodle Express
 
Favorite Grazing Boards
Taylor + Pine Charcuterie
 
Favorite Cheap Eats
London Best Fish & Chips
 
Favorite Boutique Live Music Venue  
The Green Room Social Club
 
Favorite Bottle Shop
The Market on Main
 
Favorite Late-Night Eats 
El Forastero   
 
Restaurant We’re Dying to Try   
Rocker Oysterfeller’s
 
Favorite Bagels
Bagel Works

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