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Readers' Choice Awards Best of 2021 - El Dorado County Foothills

Break out the bubbly! We’re celebrating the region’s most laudable people, places, and things—from distilleries and dentists to day spas, yoga studios, and pet sitters. Find your favorites or discover a new local business to support.

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

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

Best Auto Body Shop
1.    Steve Stymeist Auto Body Collision Centers
2.    Placerville Body Shop
3.    Frank's Body Shop

Best Auto Repair Shop
1.    Automotive Excellence
2.    The Toy Tech
3.    Thompsons Toyota

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

Imagination Theater

 


Best Performing Arts Organization
1.    Imagination Theater
2.    El Dorado Musical Theatre
3.    Studio 81

Best Car Wash Place
1.    Splasherville Express Car Wash and Lube
2.    Car-izma Auto Spa
3.    SuperClean Xpress Carwash

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.    Placerville Bell Tower Brewfest

Best Charitable Organization
1.    Snowline Hospice
2.    Foothill Dog Rescue of the Sierras
3.    Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode

Christian Hoybjerg; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Orthodontist
1.    Christian Hoybjerg, DDS, MS, at Hoybjerg Family Orthodontics
2.    Matthew Sanders, DDS, MS, at Sunrise Orthodontics
3.    Daryl Proctor, DDS, MS, at Foothill Orthodontics

Best Place to Volunteer
1.    Sierra Wildlife Rescue
2.    Green Valley Community Church
3.    The Upper Room

Best Dental Practice
1.    Shingle Springs Health & Wellness Center
2.    Cold Springs Dental
3.    Ryan Easterbrook, DDS

Best Dentist
1.    Madeline Majer, DDS
2.    Allen Chantry, DDS
3.    Ryan Easterbrook, DDS

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

Best Orthodontic Practice
1.    Sunrise Orthodontics
2.    Nisson Orthodontics
3.    Foothill Orthodontics

Best Pediatric Dental Practice
1.    Make a Smile
2.    One Loose Tooth Dentistry for Children and Teens
3.    Magic Smiles Dentistry for Children and Young Adults

Best Pediatric Dentist
1.    Alex Keith, DDS
2.    Jared G. Danielson, DDS
3.    Sabrina Jang, DDS

Best Bar
1.    Poor Red's Bar-B-Q
2.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
3.    Brick's Eats & Drinks

Best Bartender
1.    Luis Diaz
2.    Alan Day at Poor Red's Bar-B-Q
3.    Jimmy Voelker at 50 Grand Restaurant and Bar

Best Cocktail Place
1.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
2.    Poor Red's Bar-B-Q
3.    Cascada Restaurant & Cantina

Solid Ground Brewing; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Brewery
1.    Solid Ground Brewing
2.    Hwy 50 Brewery
3.    Outbreak Brewing Co.

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

Best Happy Hour
1.    Bricks Eats & Drinks
2.    Wally's Pizza Bar
3.    Danette's Brick Oven Pub
A very close #4: Casa Los Abuelos

Best Place to Grab a Beer
1.    Placerville Public House
2.    Wally's Pizza Bar
3.    Main Street Tap House

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

Best Wine Bar
1.    Heyday Café
2.    The Wine Smith
3.    Flightz

Best Winery
1.    Boeger Winery
2.    Miraflores Winery
3.    Helwig Winery
A very close #4: Via Romano Vineyards

Best Bakery
1.    Frank Vilt's Cakes
2.    Sweetie Pie's Restaurant & Bakery
3.    Sierra Rizing

Best Breakfast
1.    Train Station Coffee Shop
2.    Wally's Pizza Bar
3.    Diamond Springs Hotel

Best Brunch
1.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
2.    Sweetie Pie's Restaurant & Bakery
3.    The Breakroom

Best Cakes & Cupcakes
1.    Frank Vilt's Cakes
2.    Sweetie Pie's Restaurant & Bakery
3.    Jojo's Bakery

Amador & Dry Diggings Distillery; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

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

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

Best Caterer
1.    Old Town Grill
2.    Off the Vine Catering
3.    Hog Wild Bar-B-Que & Luke and Lucy Catering

Best Chef
1.    Scott Tomblin at Smith Flat House
2.    John Sanders at Old Town Grill
3.    Nick Bolen at Heyday Café

Best Chinese Restaurant
1.    Iron Wok
2.    China City Chinese Restaurant
3.    Hong Kong Inn

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

Best Family Restaurant
1.    Wally's Pizza Bar
2.    The Breakroom
3.    Casa Los Abuelos

Best Ice Cream/Frozen Treats
1.    TIE: Whistle Stop Yogurt AND Urban Yogurt
2.    Tom's Burger & Frosty
3.    Gunther’s Ice Cream (inside T.W. Bonkers Toy & Candy Emporium)

Best Italian Restaurant
1.    Papa Gianni's Ristorante
2.    The "Little Italian" Place
3.    Bene Ristorante Italiano

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

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

Best Pizza
1.    Wally's Pizza Bar
2.    Bene! Ristorante Italiano
3.    Papa Gianni's Ristorante

Best Romantic Restaurant
1.    Smith Flat House
2.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
3.    Taste Restaurant & Wine Bar

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

Main Street Tap House; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best New Restaurant
1.    Main Street Tap House
2.    Fondue 152
3.    Mikasa Asian Fusion

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

Best Server
1.    Danette Inman at Danette's Brick Oven Pub
2.    Jake Brekke at The Independent Restaurant and Bar
3.    Molly Grummich at Bricks Eats & Drinks

Best Steakhouse
1.    Henry's Steakhouse
2.    50 Grand Restaurant and Bar
3.    Smith Flat House

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

Best Takeout
1.    Allez!
2.    Heyday Café
3.    Jimboy’s Tacos

Best Taqueria
1.    Tijuana Taqueria
2.    Santa Maria Taqueria
3.    Jimboy’s Tacos

Best Vegetarian
1.    Placerville Food Co-Op
2.    Heyday Café
3.    Wally's Pizza Bar

Best Accountant
1.    Terrie Y. Prod'hon, CPA
2.    Spencer L. Weston, CPA, CFP
3.    Samuel Hoppe, CPA

Best Attorney
1.    TIE: Aaron B. Dosh, Attorney at Law AND Terri A. Smith, Attorney at Law
2.    Laura Rose Nelson, Attorney at Law
3.    Kelly Bentley, Attorney at Law

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

Best Carpet Cleaning Service
1.    Carter's Carpet Restoration
2.    Hadley's ProClean
3.    Foothills Steam Way

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

Best Electrician
1.    Carnahan Electric
2.    T & M Electric
3.    Eilhardt Electric
A very close #4: BC Electric

Best Financial Advisor
1.    Suzy O'Neal, AAMS
2.    Spencer L. Weston, CPA, CFP
3.    A. Bruce Dickson, AIF

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

Best Furniture Store
1.    Under The Arbor
2.    Brass + Oak
3.    The Pick-It Fence Collective

Best Handyman
1.    Kevin Sadek/The Helping Hand
2.    Rex Calhoun Construction Co.
3.    North Works Handyman

Best Home Builder
1.    Elliott Homes
2.    ESI Builders
3.    Taylor Morrison Homes

Best Home Décor Store
1.    Country Elegance
2.    Brass + Oak
3.    Kitchen Goods on Main
A very close #4: Hinge & Stone

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

Back Forty Texas BBQ; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

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

Best House Cleaning Service
1.    Maid in the Mountains Holistic House Cleaning
2.    Heavenly Hands House Cleaning
3.    Simply Clean

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

Best Landscaping
1.    Hillstone Landscape and Grading
2.    Plan-It Landscapes
3.    Gove Landscape Construction

Best Law Practice
1.    Mediation and Law Office of Terri A. Smith
2.    Weiner Law Offices
3.    TIE: Kelly S. Bentley, Attorney at Law AND Aaron Dosh, Attorney at Law

Best Mortgage Broker
1.    Cyndi Romano
2.    John Arnaz
3.    Sheldon Cooney

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

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

Best Pool Service
1.    Oasis Pool Tile Cleaning
2.    Lori's True Blue Pool Service
3.    Bob Popa's Pool Service

Best Real Estate Agent/Team
1.    Janine Waggener
2.    Lori Voelker
3.    Denise Deagon

The Independent Restaurant; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

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

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

Best Window & Door Store
1.    Architectural Specialty Sales Company
2.    The Door & Window Stop
3.    J & J Glass

Best Window Coverings Store
1.    Affordable Blind Solutions
2.    Dicks Carpet One Floor & Home
3.    Window Fashions & More

Best Children's Clothing Store
1.    The Wild Pea
2.    Kollektive
3.    Target

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

Best Kids' Birthday Party Spot
1.    Pizza Factory
2.    Steve Wallen Swim School
3.    Wally's Pizza Bar

Best Private School
1.    Providence Christian School
2.    Cedar Springs Waldorf School
3.    California Montessori Project (Shingle Springs Campus)

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

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

Best Acupuncturist
1.    Rosie McNeilly, LAc
2.    Ken Kowaleski, DC, LAc
3.    Wendy Stedeford, DACM, EAMP, LAc

Best Chiropractic Practice
1.    John F. Taylor Chiropractic Corporation
2.    Shepherd Family Chiropractic
3.    Burns Chiropractic
A very close #4: Cambridge Chiropractic

Best Chiropractor
1.    Petrice Foxworthy, DC, at Cambridge Chiropractic
2.    John F. Taylor, DC, at John F. Taylor Chiropractic Corporation
3.    Esther Hall, DC, at Hall Chiropractic

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

Best Doctor
1.    Taylor Vance, MD
2.    Brandon Beamer, MD
3.    William Koble, MD

Thai Noodle Express; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

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

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

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

Best Hearing Center
1.    Marshall ENT & Hearing Center
2.    Cognitive Hearing Centers
3.    AccuQuest Hearing Center

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

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

Best Medical Doctor
1.    Mark Mansour, MD
2.    Bill Barley, MD
3.    Stanley Henjum, MD

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

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

Best Naturopathic Doctor
1.    Deborahe Prock, ND
2.    Michele Raithel, ND
3.    Kristi Tompkins, ND

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

Old Town Grill; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Burger & Fries
1.    Old Town Grill
2.    Tom's Burger & Frosty
3.    Bones Roadhouse

Best Physical Therapist
1.    Erin Le Blanc, PT, at Cameron Park Physical Therapy
2.    Steve Harrity, PT, at Cameron Park Physical Therapy
3.    Lori Adams, PT, at Fitzpatrick Physical Therapy

Best Physical Therapy Practice
1.    Cameron Park Physical Therapy
2.    Fitzpatrick Physical Therapy
3.    Marshall Outpatient Rehabilitation

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

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

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

Best Weight Loss Center
1.    Placerville Weight Watchers
2.    Fitness Solutions
3.    Cascade Medical Wellness & Aesthetics

Best Barbershop
1.    Love's Barbershop
2.    Bowtie Barbershop
3.    Diamond Barber Shop

Best Facialist
1.    Amanda Reinhard at Pure Holistic Skin Care
2.    Haley Judge at Rosewater Holistic Skin Studio
3.    Hillary Beckman at Waterfall Salon & Spa

Placerville Preschoolers; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Preschool
1.    Placerville Preschoolers
2.    Cameron Park Montessori School
3.    His Kids Christian Preschool

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

Best Mani/Pedi Place
1.    Sassy Nails and Spa
2.    Ciao Bella Salon
3.    Nail Perfection
Honorable mention: Nina's Nails

Best Massage Therapist
1.    Anne-Marie McCarthy at Fortitude Massage
2.    Dawn Lee at Waterfall Salon & Spa
3.    Diana Del Rio Duncan

Best Place for a Facial
1.    Molecule Esthetics & Spa
2.    TIE: La Mae Salon & Spa AND Rosewater Holistic Skin Studio
3.    Pure Holistic Skin Care

Best Place for a Massage
1.    Fortitude Massage
2.    Whispering Hands Massage
3.    Back to You Massage Studio

Best Salon
1.    Ciao Bella Salon
2.    Theory Hair Studio
3.    TIE:  Waterfall Salon & Spa AND ReNew Salon and Day Spa

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

Best Tattoo Artist/Shop
1.    Fine Line Tattooing
2.    Hangman Tattoo
3.    Royal Six Tattoo

Best Waxing Salon
1.    Pure Holistic Skin Care
2.    Wallace Waxing & Aesthetics (inside ReNew Salon and Day Spa)
3.    Rosewater Holistic Skin Studio

Molly Erin Carter; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Interior Designer
1.    Molly Erin Carter at Molly Erin Designs
2.    Jenny Levitsky at Ultimate Designs
3.    Karen Vance at Karen Vance Interior Design
A very close #4: Tammy Rollins at Hinge & Stone

Best Doggie Day Care
1.    El Dorado Pet Club
2.    Uppity Pup
3.    Our Furry Friends

Best Pet Groomer
1.    El Dorado Pet Club
2.    Goldorado Animal Hospital
3.    Mutt Cutz

Best Pet Sitter
1.    Bark to Barn Pet & Farm Sitting
2.    Happy Tails Pet Sitting
3.    Kasey's K9 Care

Best Pet Store
1.    Lees' Feed & Western Store
2.    Clifton & Warren
3.    Double Diamond Tack & Feed

Best Pet Trainer
1.    El Dorado Pet Club
2.    Sierra Dogs
3.    Val's K9 Services

Best Veterinarian
1.    Randy Robinson, DVM, at Missouri Flat Animal Hospital
2.    Erin Felton, DVM, at Companion Animal Hospital
3.    William Kennedy, DVM, at Smith Flat Animal Hospital

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

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

Eskaton

 

Best Senior Living Center
1.    Eskaton Village Placerville
2.    Gold Country Retirement Center
3.    Eskaton Lodge Cameron Park

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

Best Consignment Shop
1.    Violets are Blue Consignment Boutique
2.    The Wild Pea
3.    ReLoveIt Consignments

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

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

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

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

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

Waterfall Salon & Spa; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Day Spa
1.    Waterfall Salon & Spa
2.    TIE: ReNew Salon and Day Spa AND Asante Spa
3.    Time Out Resort & Day Spa

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

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

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

Best Local Business
1.    Placerville Hardware
2.    Country Elegance
3.    Gold Country Artists Gallery

Best Mall/Shopping Center
1.    Downtown Placerville
2.    El Dorado Hills Town Center
3.    Folsom Premium Outlets

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

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

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

Sierra Dogs; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Pet Boarding
1.    Sierra Dogs
2.    El Dorado Pet Club
3.    Goldorado Animal Hospital

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

Best Tailor
1.    Rose Alterations
2.    Alterations by Sarah
3.    EDH Custom Tailoring and Alterations

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

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

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

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

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

Ambiance; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Boutique
1.    Ambiance
2.    TIE: Blue Skies Clothing and Accessories AND My Martha Design Boutique
3.    Lees’ Boutique

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

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

Best Personal Trainer
1.    Melody Christensen at Kaia Fit Placerville
2.    Jennifer Heape at Fitness Solutions
3.    Stacy Alway at Elite Iron Gym

Best Pilates Instructor
1.    Karen Pledger at El Dorado Hills Sports Club, a Spare Time Sports Club
2.    Kara Gant at Rising Sun Pilates
3.    Marylor Hood at Club Pilates

Best Pilates Studio
1.    Rising Sun Pilates
2.    JJ PilatesXercise
3.    Club Pilates

Best Specialty Fitness
1.    Kaia Fit Placerville
2.    Jazzercise
3.    Fitness Solutions

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

Best Yoga Instructor
1.    Gretta Smith at Ohana Moon Yoga
2.    Julia Johnsen at Main St. Yoga
3.    Kellee Falkenstrom at Main St. Yoga

Best Yoga Studio
1.    Ohana Moon Yoga
2.    Main St. Yoga
3.    Snap Fitness (Shingle Springs)

Noëlle Pollastrini; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Hair Stylist
1.    Noëlle Pollastrini at Theory Hair Studio
2.    TIE: Jody Visconti at Ciao Bella Salon AND Lanea North at Bombshell Salon & Co.
3.    Jennifer Nutting at ReNew Salon and Day Spa

Best Bridal Hair
1.    Ciao Bella Salon
2.    Bombshell Salon & Co.
3.    Cierra + Co.

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

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

Best Limousine Company
1.    Foothill Area Rapid Transit
2.    Neumann Enterprises
3.    Rockstar Limo Lounge

Best Linen Rentals
1.    El Dorado Hills Party Rentals
2.    High Sierra Events
3.    La Tavola Fine Linen Rental

Best Rehearsal Dinner Place
1.    Smith Flat House
2.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
3.    50 Grand Restaurant and Bar

Snowline Photography; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Family Photographer
1.    Snowline Photography
2.    Lisa Richmond Photography
3.    Nick Franco Photography

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

Best Wedding DÉcor
1.    High Sierra Events
2.    El Dorado Hills Party Rentals
3.    Forever Vintage Rentals

Best Wedding Florist
1.    Placerville Flowers on Main
2.    Natural Flair Custom Floral Designs
3.    Couture Weddings by Dottie

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

Best Wedding Officiant
1.    Terri A. Smith
2.    Rev. Jeri Murphy
3.    Cindie Wilding

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

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

Best Wedding Planner
1.    A Daydream Wedding
2.    J. Marie Custom Events and Culinary Services
3.    Jenn Robirds Events

Frank Vilt's Cakes; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Wedding Cakes/Desserts
1.    Frank Vilt's Cakes
2.    Baker & A Black Cat
3.    Caked

Best Wedding Rentals
1.    High Sierra Events
2.    El Dorado Hills Party Rentals
3.    Celebrations! Party Rentals and Tents

Best Wedding Venue
1.    The Davies Family Inn at ShadowRidge Ranch
2.    Helwig Winery
3.    Smith Flat House
Honorable mention: Roses & Acorns Creekside Weddings

Best Wedding Videographer
1.    Jensen Films
2.    Reel to Real Video Productions
3.    Moment Cinematics

DJ Grant Petersen; Photos by Taylor Gillespie © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Wedding DJ
1.    DJ Grant Petersen
2.    Music & More Entertainment
3.    Sound Extreme Productions

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The Grazing Grouse

Best B&B
Eden Vale Inn

Best boba tea
Bobaology

Best #WFH (WITH YOUR TODDLER) PLAYLIST
Family Folk (Spotify)
 
Best binge-worthy TV show
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Best Foodie Find
TIE: The Crazy Gringo Taco Wagon Salsa Co. AND Kings Meats

Best woman-owned business
Amore Mio Italian Bistro


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