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Readers' Choice Awards Best of 2021 - Folsom El Dorado Hills

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.    Sutter Street Artists Gallery
2.    American Visions Art Gallery
3.    Bank of America Gallery at Harris Center

Best Local Artist
1.    Jenny Williams
2.    Sandy Hilton
3.    Julie Bjorgum

Best Museum
1.    California State Railroad Museum
2.    Folsom History Museum
3.    Roseville Telephone Museum

Best Performing Arts Center
1.    Harris Center
2.    SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (formerly Sacramento Community Center Theater)
3.    Broadway Sacramento

Best Auto Body Shop
1.    Caliber Collision Folsom Lake
2.    B&J Body Shop
3.    Solis Collision Center

Best Auto Repair Shop
1.    Shannon Family Automotive
2.    Folsom Car Care Center
3.    Folsom Automotive Service

Hawkins School of Performing Arts; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Performing Arts Organization
1.    Hawkins School of Performing Arts
2.    Sutter Street Theatre
3.    El Dorado Musical Theatre
A very close #4: Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet

Best Car Dealership
1.    Folsom Lake Toyota
2.    Folsom Lake Honda
3.    Folsom Chevrolet

Best Car Wash Place
1.    Folsom Glenn Car Wash & Auto Lube
2.    Quick Quack Car Wash
3.    Suds Car Wash & Detail

Best Oil Change Place
1.    Folsom Glenn Car Wash & Auto Lube
2.    Jiffy Lube
3.    Folsom Car Care Center

Best Smog Shop
1.    Folsom Smog Test Only
2.    Smog ‘N Go
3.    Folsom Car Care Center

Best Annual Event
1.    Folsom Pro Rodeo
2.    Live on the Blvd.
3.    Historic Folsom Ice Skating Rink

Best Charitable Organization
1.    Friends of Folsom
2.    Twin Lakes Food Bank
3.    Powerhouse Ministries
A very close #4: Hands4Hope

Best Place to Volunteer
1.    Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary
2.    Twin Lakes Food Bank
3.    Hands4Hope

Seth Lucas; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Orthodontist
1.    Seth Lucas, DDS, at Lucas Orthodontics
2.    Mark Holt, DDS, at Holt Orthodontics
3.    Jeffrey Kwong, DDS, MSD, at Kwong Orthodontics
A very close #4: Paolo Poidmore, DDS, at Poidmore Orthodontics

Best Dental Practice
1.    Folsom Oral Surgery and Implant Center
2.    DiMariano Family Dentistry
3.    Folsom Dental Esthetics
A very close #4: Aloha Family Dental

Best Dentist
1.    Shaina DiMariano, DDS
2.    Sean Roth, DDS
3.    Jonah Tabrizi, DDS

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

Best Orthodontic Practice
1.    Holt Orthodontics
2.    Lucas Orthodontics
3.    Kwong Orthodontics

Best Pediatric Dental Practice
1.    Dimples Pediatric Dental
2.    Make a Smile
3.    Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics

Best Pediatric Dentist
1.    Rohini Rattu, DDS, at Dimples Pediatric Dental
2.    Jared Danielson, DDS, at Smile Pediatrics
3.    Sabrina Jang, DDS

Best Bar
1.    The Purple Place Bar & Grill
2.    Folsom Tap House
3.    Manderes
Honorable mention: 36 Handles

Best Bartender
1.    Tista Visconti at Visconti's Ristorante
2.    Aaron Blitvich at Milestone Restaurant
3.    Brad Walker at FLB Entertainment Center

Reset: Cafe By Day; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Coffee & Tea Shop
1.    Reset: Café By Day
2.    Coffee Republic
3.    Cooper’s Coffee House
A very close #4: World Traveler Coffee Roasters AND Argos Caffe

Best Brewery
1.    Red Bus Brewing Company
2.    Fort Rock Brewing
3.    Mraz Brewing Company

Best Cocktail Place
1.    Sienna Restaurant
2.    Milestone Restaurant
3.    36 Handles

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

Best Happy Hour
1.    Fat's Asia Bistro & Dim Sum Bar
2.    Aji Japanese Bistro
3.    Milestone Restaurant

Best Place to Grab a Beer
1.    Out of Bounds Craft Kitchen and Biergarten
2.    Samuel Horne's Tavern
3.    Dolan's Bar & Grill

Best Sports Bar
1.    Folsom Tap House
2.    FLB Entertainment Center
3.    Manderes

Best Wine Bar
1.    Citizen Vine
2.    Bacchus House Wine, Bar & Bistro
3.    Back Bistro

Best Winery
1.    Helwig Winery
2.    Boeger Winery
3.    Miraflores Winery

Best Bakery
1.    Karen's Bakery and Café
2.    Julian's Patisserie and Café
3.    BJ Cinnamon

Relish Burger Bar; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Burger & Fries
1.    Relish Burger Bar
2.    Folsom Tap House
3.    Land Ocean New American Grill

Best BBQ
1.    Buckhorn BBQ
2.    Hog Wild Bar-B-Que & Luke and Lucy Catering
3.    TIE: Back Forty Texas BBQ AND J Wild’s Livery & Feed

Best Breakfast
1.    Friends with Benedicts Mimosa House
2.    The Purple Place Bar & Grill
3.    Karen's Bakery and Café
Honorable mention: Hacienda Del Rio

Best Brunch
1.    The Purple Place Bar & Grill
2.    Sienna Restaurant
3.    Milestone Restaurant

Best Cakes and Cupcakes
1.    Nothing Bundt Cakes
2.    Icing on the Cupcake
3.    Pretty Sweet

Best Casual Restaurant
1.    Rock-N-Fire
2.    El Dorado Saloon & Grill
3.    Pete's Restaurant & Brewhouse

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

Best Chef
1.    Frank Visconti at Visconti's Ristorante
2.    Michael Liu at Hisui Sushi
3.    Victor Octavio at Bacchus House Wine, Bar & Bistro

Best Chinese Restaurant
1.    Folsom Palace
2.    Fat's Asia Bistro & Dim Sum Bar
3.    Hop Sing Palace
A very close #4: Sunny Garden Restaurant AND Lotus 8

Visconti's Ristorante; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Italian Restaurant
1.    Visconti's Ristorante
2.    Skipolini's Pizza
3.    Olive Garden

Best Deli
1.    Beach Hut Deli
2.    Sourdough & Co.
3.    Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop

Best Family Restaurant
1.    Visconti's Ristorante
2.    Rock-N-Fire
3.    Milestone Restaurant

Best Ice Cream/Frozen Treats
1.    Snooks Candies and Chocolate Factory
2.    Handel’s Ice Cream
3.    Cia di Gelateria

Best Indian Restaurant
1.    Curry Club Indian Bistro
2.    Sanskrit
3.    Ruchi Indian Cuisine

Best Mexican Restaurant
1.    Mexquite
2.    Hacienda Del Rio
3.    La Rosa Blanca

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
1.    The Kabob House
2.    Folsom Pizza and Kabob
3.    Bamiyan Afghan Restaurant

Best Outdoor Dining
1.    Relish Burger Bar
2.    Hacienda Del Rio
3.    Milestone Restaurant

Best Pizza
1.    Sacramento Pizza Company
2.    TIE: Pizzeria Classico AND Visconti's Ristorante
3.    Chicago Fire

Plank Craft Kitchen + Bar; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best New Restaurant
1.    Plank Craft Kitchen + Bar
2.    Zócalo
3.    Mom & Pop Chicken Shop

Best Romantic Restaurant
1.    Sutter Street Steakhouse
2.    Sienna Restaurant
3.    Bacchus House Wine, Bar & Bistro

Best Salad
1.    Jack's Urban Eats
2.    Selland's Market-Café
3.    Rock-N-Fire

Best Seafood Restaurant
1.    Scott's Seafood
2.    Land Ocean New American Grill
3.    Rudy's Hideaway Lobsterhouse and Bar

Best Server
1.    Cheryl B. at Hacienda Del Rio 
2.    Cathy Visconti Trifiro at Visconti's Ristorante
3.    Sarah Quinonez at Citizen Vine

Best Steakhouse
1.    C. Knight's Steakhouse
2.    Sutter Street Steakhouse
3.    Land Ocean New American Grill

Best Sushi/Japanese Restaurant
1.    Hisui Sushi
2.    Mikuni Sushi
3.    Aji Japanese Bistro
A very close #4: Taiko Sushi

Best Takeout
1.    Thai Paradise
2.    Visconti's Ristorante
3.    Rock-N-Fire
A very close #4: Jimboy’s Tacos

Best Taqueria
1.    Sutter Street Taqueria
2.    La Fiesta Alteña
3.    Angels Kitchen
A very close #4: Jimboy’s Tacos

Best Vegetarian
1.    Sunflower Drive-In
2.    Jack's Urban Eats
3.    Mylapore

Best Accountant
1.    Clint Herndon, CPA, CFE
2.    Bruce Woodbury, CPA, CFP, MSA
3.    Daniel Staszak, CPA, MS

Best Attorney
1.    Amanda Berger at Law Office of Amanda D. Berger, APC
2.    Michael Yee at Yee Law Group
3.    TIE: Joseph Hoffman at Law Offices of Hoffman & Hoffman AND Terri A. Smith at Mediation & Law Office of Terri A. Smith

Land Ocean New American Grill; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Overall Restaurant
1.    Land Ocean New American Grill
2.    Visconti's Ristorante
3.    Milestone Restaurant

Best Bank
1.    Wells Fargo
2.    Chase
3.    Central Valley Community Bank

Best Carpet Cleaning Service
1.    Carter's Carpet Restoration
2.    Hadley's ProClean
3.    Heaven's Best Carpet Cleaning

Best Credit Union
1.    Golden 1 Credit Union
2.    SAFE Credit Union
3.    SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union

Best Electrician
1.    Folsom Lake Electric
2.    BC Electric
3.    Scott Rogers Electric

Best Financial Advisor
1.    Chris Wilczewski at Edward Jones Financial
2.    Dawn Silva at Edward Jones Financial
3.    Christeen Reeg at CAPTRUST

Best Floor Coverings Store
1.    TIE: Designing Dreams Flooring & Remodeling AND El Dorado Floor & Design
2.    Central Valley Floor & Design
3.    BI Design Studio

Best Furniture Store
1.    Naturwood Home Furnishings
2.    Ashley Furniture HomeStore
3.    Home Consignment Center

Best Handyman
1.    Higgs Construction
2.    Alpha Construction & Handyman Services
3.    Rambo Home Services

Best Home Builder
1.    Elliott Homes
2.    Lennar Homes
3.    Toll Brothers

Thai Paradise; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Thai Restaurant
1.    Thai Paradise
2.    Folsom Thai Cuisine
3.    River Thai Cuisine

Best Home Décor Store
1.    Not Too Shabby
2.    Hinge & Stone
3.    Bella Home Décor

Best Home Remodeler
1.    DreamBuilders Home Remodeling
2.    Brush Strokes
3.    Eberle Remodeling
A very close #4: Terra Inc.

Best House Cleaning Service
1.    Prestigious Cleaning Services
2.    Johnny Sparkles
3.    Detailed Homes

Best Insurance Agency
1.    T.D. McNeil Insurance Services
2.    Steve Carlson at Carlson Agency Insurance Services
3.    TIE: Brett Weshner at Farmers Insurance AND Jeremy Barkhurst at State Farm

Best Interior Designer
1.    Fabulous Finishes
2.    Design Shop Interiors
3.    Brush Strokes
Honorable mention: Hinge & Stone

Best Landscaping
1.    Capital Landscape
2.    TC Landscape Construction and Maintenance
3.    Myers Landscape

Best Law Practice
1.    Law Office of Tiffany L. Andrews, PC
2.    Law Office of Amanda D. Berger, APC
3.    Law Offices of Bowman and Associates, APC

Best Mortgage Broker
1.    John Arnaz at Arnaz Financial
2.    Evangeline Scott at Reliance Home Loans
3.    Masters Team Mortgage

Brittany Black; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Real Estate Agent/Team
1.    Brittany Black at RE/MAX Gold
2.    John Leonardi at Leonardi Real Estate
3.    Madison Chase Real Estate Team

Best Painting Contractor
1.    Elite Painting Services
2.    Folsom Painting
3.    El Dorado Hills Painting

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

Best Pool Service
1.    Gregg's Pool Works
2.    Mike the Poolman
3.    Precision Pools

Best Solar Company
1.    Sunworks
2.    Apex Solar Inc.
3.    Valley Solar

Best Window & Door Store
1.    Hall's Windows
2.    The Glass Doctor
3.    Renewal by Anderson

Best Window Coverings Store
1.    Blind Spot Blinds & Shutters
2.    Affordable Blind Solutions
3.    Guchi Interior Design

Best Kids' Activity
1.    Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary
2.    Steve Wallen Swim School
3.    TIE: Busy Kids Playtown AND Color Me Mine

Best Kids' Birthday Party Spot
1.    Steve Wallen Swim School
2.    Wacky Tacky
3.    FLB Entertainment Center

Best Private School
1.    St. John Notre Dame School
2.    Providence Christian School
3.    Folsom Preparatory School

The Gift of Kids; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Preschool
1.    The Gift of Kids Daycare and Preschool
2.    Little Folks University
3.    Busy Bees Preschool

Best Toy Store
1.    BrainyZoo Toys
2.    Target
3.    Walmart

Best Tutoring Service
1.    Tutoring Rocks
2.    Mathnasium
3.    Huntington Learning Center

Best Acupuncturist
1.    Karen Pan, PhD, LAc, at Folsom Chinese Acupuncture
2.    Emiko Okabe, LAc, at Sakura Acupuncture
3.    Rosie McNeilly, LAc, at El Dorado Community Acupuncture

Best Chiropractic Practice
1.    Passport 2 Health
2.    Benevento Chiropractic
3.    Thrive Spine Center

Best Chiropractor
1.    Jandy Collins, DC, at Broadstone Chiropractic
2.    Devon Gaston DC, MS, at Passport 2 Health
3.    Roger S. Brisbane, DC, at Brisbane Chiropractic
Honorable mention: Donna Hartman, DC, at Fair Oaks Family Chiropractic

Best Dermatologist
1.    David No, MD, at Dermatology Center of Northern California
2.    Patti A. Satterfield, MD, at Folsom Dermatology
3.    Elyn Bowers, MD, at Dignity Health

Best Doctor
1.    Michele Raithel, ND
2.    Robert DeBruin, MD
3.    Timothy Phelan, MD, FACOG

Best Doctor for Cosmetic Procedures
1.    Kenneth T. Sumida, MD, at Nuance Cosmetic Surgery
2.    Arnold C. Almonte, DO, at The Almonte Center
3.    Sherellen Gerhart, MD, at Dignity Medical Aesthetics

Best General Practitioner
1.    Mimi Sato-Re, MD
2.    Kristine Burke, MD
3.    Christopher Olson, MD

Eskaton

 

Best Senior Living Center
1.    Eskaton
2.    Prairie City Landing
3.    Oakmont of Folsom
A very close #4: Empire Ranch Alzheimer’s Special Care Center

Best Hearing Center
1.    Cognitive Hearing Centers
2.    Hearing Sense Audiology
3.    SENT Hearing Aid Center

Best Home Health Care
1.    Visiting Angels of Cameron Park
2.    Elder Options
3.    Home Care Assistance of El Dorado County

Best Med Spa/Aesthetics
1.    TIE: Dignity Medical Aesthetics AND Entourage MD Skin & Wellness
2.    Destination Aesthetics
3.    Kaufman & Davis Plastic Surgery

Best Medical Doctor
1.    Ruth Haskins, MD
2.    Ravi Ramachandran, MD
3.    Eli Groppo, MD

Best Medical Practice
1.    Folsom OB/GYN
2.    Revolutions Naturopathic
3.    Mercy Medical Group

Best Life Coaching Business
1.    Jenifer Novak Landers at Fully Expressed Potential
2.    Lois Payne, ACC
3.    Melissa Pennel at Follow Your Fire Coaching

Best Mental Health Professional
1.    Therese Sorrentino, LMFT
2.    Jenifer R. Jacobs, PhD
3.    Kay Williams, LMFT
Honorable mention: Virginia Simpson, PhD

Best Naturopathic Doctor
1.    Michele Raithel, ND, at Revolutions Naturopathic
2.    Kristi Tompkins, ND
3.    Jeff Hanson, ND, at Embody Wellness

Asante Spa; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Day Spa
1.    Asante Spa, a Spare Time Sports Club
2.    Serenity Spa | Soul Yoga
3.    Dream Day Spa

Best Pediatrician
1.    Mehdi Arab, MD
2.    Peter L. O’Malley, MD
3.    Nicole Shorrock, MD

Best Pharmacy
1.    Innovative Compounding Pharmacy
2.    Folsom Medical Pharmacy
3.    Vitality Pharmacy

Best Physical Therapist
1.    Jessica Heary, PT, at Golden Bear Physical Therapy
2.    Allison Maxson, DPT, at Sacramento Spine & Physical Therapy
3.    TIE: Jennifer Ray, PT, DPT, at El Dorado Physical Therapy AND David Thomas, PT, MPA, at El Dorado Physical Therapy

Best Physical Therapy Practice
1.    Burger Physical Therapy
2.    El Dorado Physical Therapy
3.    ROC Physical Therapy

Best Plastic Surgeon
1.    Kenneth T. Sumida, MD, at Nuance Cosmetic Surgery
2.    Arnold C. Almonte, DO, at The Almonte Center
3.    David Kaufman, MD, FACS, at Kaufman & Davis Plastic Surgery

Best Specialty Senior Care
1.    TIE: Folsom Care Center AND Elite Elder Care
2.    Western Slope Health Center
3.    ManorCare Health Services

Best Vision Center
1.    Bidwell Optometry
2.    El Dorado Hills Optometric Center
3.    Visually Sound Optometry
A very close #4: Site for Sore Eyes

Best Weight Loss Center
1.    Cascade Medical Wellness & Aesthetics
2.    NuBody Modern Weight Management
3.    JB Medical Wellness Clinic

Best Barbershop
1.    Barber Jon's World Famous Barber Shop
2.    Lucky's Barbershop & Men's Club
3.    Randy's Barber-Stylist

Marcella Key; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Hair Stylist
1.    Marcella Key at Brockway Hair Design
2.    Jackie Sellitti at Monroe the Salon
3.    Katie Engelhardt at Reflections Salon
A very close #4: Olivia Champlin at The Cove Salon

Best Facialist
1.    Ramona Salerno at Serenity Spa | Soul Yoga
2.    Priscilla Fisher at Pure Glow Spa
3.    Myriam Lieberman at The Tiger’s Eye Skin Care
Honorable mention: Parisa Zandi at Skinique Studio Suites

Best Makeup Artist
1.    Stacey Sacco at Scene Cosmetics
2.    Susie Castilone at Makeup by Susie
3.    Kaylie Niemann at Maribou Spa Salon

Best Mani/Pedi Place
1.    Tré Salon Spa
2.    Gateway Nails and Spa
3.    Mimi's Nails

Best Massage Therapist
1.    Autumn DeCosta at Serenity Spa | Soul Yoga
2.    Heidi Rickard at Asante Spa, a Spare Time Sports Club
3.    Kate Garbe, LMMP, CMT, at Just Breathe Wellness Center

Best Place for a Facial
1.    Serenity Spa | Soul Yoga
2.    Pure Glow Spa
3.    The Tiger's Eye Skin Care

Best Place for a Massage
1.    Asante Spa, a Spare Time Sports Club
2.    Massage Heights
3.    Serenity Spa | Soul Yoga

Best Salon
1.    Hoshall's Salon & Spa
2.    Reflections Salon
3.    Maribou Spa Salon

Folsom Dog Resort & Training Center; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Pet Boarding
1.    Folsom Dog Resort & Training Center
2.    Doubletree Pet Resort
3.    Sierra Dogs

Best Tanning Salon/Airbrush Tanning
1.    California Sun
2.    Folsom Sun Club
3.    High Tide Salon

Best Tattoo Artist/Shop
1.    Folsom City Ink
2.    Ms. Tings Shanghai Tattoo
3.    Rose Gold Tattoo

Best Threading Place
1.    The Threading Place
2.    Beauty by Thread
3.    Maribou Spa Salon

Best Waxing Salon
1.    European Wax Center
2.    Serenity Spa | Soul Yoga
3.    TIE: Tré Salon Spa AND High Tide Salon

Best Doggie Daycare
1.    Folsom Dog Resort & Training Center
2.    Dogtopia
3.    The Local Bark

Best Pet Groomer
1.    Bark Avenue
2.    sBarkles
3.    Pampered Pooch Dog Grooming Spa Salon and Boutique

Best Pet Sitter
1.    Barkers Pet Care
2.    Happy Tails Pet Sitting
3.    Kasey's K9 Care

Best Pet Store
1.    sBarkles
2.    Lees' Feed & Western Store
3.    Bark Avenue

Shoops Photographer; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Family Photographer
1.    Shoop's Photography
2.    Charm Photography
3.    K. Walker Photography

Best Pet Trainer
1.    Sierra Dogs
2.    Folsom Dog Resort & Training Center
3.    The Local Bark

Best Veterinarian
1.    Brad Cahoon, DVM, at Veterinary Healing Center of El Dorado Hills
2.    Jennifer Sweet, DVM, at Blue Ravine Animal Hospital
3.    Ishpreet Gill, DVM, at Veterinary Medical Center of Folsom

Best Veterinary Practice
1.    Blue Ravine Animal Hospital
2.    Veterinary Healing Center of El Dorado Hills
3.    Veterinary Medical Center of Folsom

Best Bookstore
1.    Barnes & Noble
2.    Face in a Book
3.    Ruby’s Books

Best Boutique
1.    Terra Cottage Boutique
2.    Runway Boutique
3.    Lees' Boutique

Best Casino
1.    Red Hawk Casino
2.    Thunder Valley Casino Resort
3.    Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort

Best Consignment Shop
1.    ReLoveIt Consignments
2.    Home Consignment Center
3.    FreeStyle Clothing Exchange

Best Dry Cleaners
1.    Folsom Cleaners
2.    Fresh Cleaners
3.    Swanson's Cleaners

Best Farmers' Market
1.    Historic Folsom Farmers' Market
2.    El Dorado County Certified Farmers' Market at El Dorado Hills Town Center
3.    PlacerGROWN at Quarry Ponds Town Center

Wolfhome; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Gift Shop
1.    Wolfhome
2.    Not Too Shabby
3.    Anita Rochelle Boutique & Fine Art
A very close #4: Therapy Stores

Best Fine Jewelry Store
1.    Berilian Fine Jewelers
2.    Adrian Blanco Jewelry
3.    Rogers Jewelry Co.

Best Florist
1.    Morningside Florist
2.    El Dorado Hills Florist
3.    The Blossom Shop

Best Garden Center
1.    Green Acres Nursery & Supply
2.    Bushnell Gardens Nursery
3.    Home Depot

Best Grocery Store
1.    Nugget Markets
2.    Sprouts Farmers Market
3.    Raley's/Bel Air

Best Health Food/Nutrition Shop
1.    Elliott's Fine Nutrition
2.    Whole Foods Market
3.    IMPaX Health

Best Local Business
1.    Adrian Blanco Jewelry
2.    European Sleep Design
3.    Steve Wallen Swim School

Best Mall/Shopping center
1.    Palladio at Broadstone
2.    Historic Folsom/Sutter Street
3.    El Dorado Hills Town Center

Best Music Store/Lessons
1.    Bach to Rock
2.    The Nicholson Music Co.
3.    Folsom Music Lessons

Best Phone & Computer Repair Shop
1.    Iparts & Phone Repair
2.    Express Mobile Repair (EMRepair)
3.    Drop Zone

Best Print & Sign Shop
1.    SignChef
2.    Signs Now
3.    FASTSIGNS

TrueNorth Cycle + Strength; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Cycling Studio
1.    TrueNorth Cycle + Strength
2.    Cycle Bar
3.    On Point Body

Best Produce Department
1.    Whole Foods Market
2.    Raley's/Bel Air
3.    Sprouts Farmers Market

Best Tailor
1.    Quick Alterations
2.    EDH Custom Tailoring & Alterations
3.    Absolute Alterations

Best Bike Shop
1.    Folsom Bike
2.    Mike's Bikes
3.    Sutter Street Cruisers

Best Dance Instructor
1.    Deirdre Hawkins at Hawkins School of Performing Arts
2.    Kate Castor at Arthur Murray Dance Studio
3.    Kelly Leighton at Leighton Dance Project

Best Dance Studio
1.    Arthur Murray Dance Studio
2.    Hawkins School of Performing Arts
3.    Leighton Dance Project

Best Golf Course
1.    Empire Ranch Golf Club
2.    Serrano Country Club
3.    Cameron Park Country Club

Best Gym/Health Club
1.    Spare Time Sports Clubs (Broadstone Sports Club and El Dorado Hills Sports Club)
2.    California Family Fitness
3.    Life Time Fitness

Best Martial Arts Instructor
1.    Karen Bowman at Bowman Martial Arts
2.    HyungKyung Na at Na Martial Arts
3.    Jonathan Peschke at Folsom Academy Family Taekwondo

Best Martial Arts Studio
1.    Bowman Martial Arts
2.    Na Martial Arts
3.    Kovar's Satori Academy of Martial Arts

Best Personal Trainer
1.    Jamie Ellsworth
2.    Lourdes Giovannini 
3.    Becca Jorge

Best Pilates Instructor
1.    Mickey Riley at Broadstone Sports Club, a Spare Time Sports Club
2.    Victoria Hunt at Life Time Fitness
3.    Suzanne Cardenas at California Family Fitness

Best Pilates Studio
1.    Spare Time Sports Clubs (Broadstone Sports Club and El Dorado Hills Sports Club)
2.    The Pilates Twist
3.    Club Pilates

Best Specialty Fitness
1.    Orangetheory Fitness
2.    Kaia Fit
3.    Hoops Bootcamp & Fitness

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

Best Yoga Instructor
1.    Madison Fairchild at Serenity Spa | Soul Yoga
2.    Nick Clark at Spotted Dog Yoga
3.    Arlene Jung at Broadstone Racquet Club, a Spare Time Sports Club

Best Yoga Studio
1.    Serenity Spa | Soul Yoga
2.    Spotted Dog Yoga
3.    Leap Yoga

Best Bridal Hair
1.    All Dolled Up Beauty + Bridal
2.    Kaylie Niemann at Maribou Spa Salon
3.    TIE: Pink-Dots Hair & Makeup AND Jenifer Haupt at I Make Beautiful

Best Bridal Makeup
1.    Christi Reynolds Beauty
2.    Shana Beals Makeup Artistry & Skin Studio
3.    Susie Castilone at Makeup by Susie

Frank Vilt's Cakes

 

Best Wedding Cakes/Desserts
1.    Frank Vilt's Cakes
2.    Karen's Bakery and Café
3.    Baker & A Black Cat

Best Bridal Shop
1.    De La Rosa's Bridal & Tuxedo
2.    Second Summer Bride
3.    Bride To Be Couture

Best Limousine Company
1.    About Time Limousine
2.    API Limousine
3.    Fretty's DJ, Limousine, & Photobooth Service

Best Linen Rentals
1.    Celebrations! Party Rentals and Tents
2.    Mimi & Co.
3.    La Tavola Fine Linen Rental

Best Rehearsal Dinner Place
1.    Visconti's Ristorante
2.    Sienna Restaurant
3.    Fat's Asia Bistro & Dim Sum Bar

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

Best Wedding DÉcor
1.    Blossom Farm Vintage Rentals
2.    El Dorado Hills Party Rentals
3.    Forever Vintage Rentals

Best Wedding DJ
1.    Music & More Entertainment
2.    Creative Memories Entertainment
3.    A & A Event Production

Best Wedding Florist
1.    Morningside Florist
2.    Flourish
3.    The Posh Posey

Giggle & Riot Funbooths; Photos by Ray Burgess © and wholly owned by Style Media Group

 

Best Photo Booth
1.    Giggle & Riot Funbooths
2.    Music & More Entertainment
3.    Rocket Booths

Best Wedding Invitations
1.    Little Bird Paper Company
2.    Pigment & Parchment
3.    Valley Press Co.

Best Wedding Officiant
1.    Terri A. Smith
2.    Tan Weddings and Events
3.    Rev. Jeri Murphy

Best Wedding Photographer
1.    Shoop's Photography
2.    Teresa K. Photography
3.    Alicia Laurene Photography
A very close #4: Liz Koston Photography

Best Wedding Planner
1.    TIE: Jenn Robirds Events AND Kelsey Owen Events
2.    A Daydream Wedding
3.    Alluring Events + Design

Best Wedding Rentals
1.    El Dorado Hills Party Rentals
2.    Celebrations! Party Rentals and Tents
3.    Sacramento Event Co.

Best Wedding Venue
1.    Helwig Winery
2.    Lake Natoma Inn
3.    Serrano Country Club
A very close #4: Rancho Victoria Vineyard

Best Wedding Videographer
1.    Jensen Wedding Films
2.    Moment Cinematics
3.    Aperina Studios


EDITOR’S PICKS


Best grazing boards
The Dancer’s Pantry

Best B&B
Bradley House

Best boba tea
T4 Folsom

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

Best Foodie Find
Bawarchi Indian Cuisine

Best woman-owned business
Internal Wisdom



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