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Readers' Choice Awards Best of 2022 - El Dorado County Foothills

Style Magazine – El Dorado County Foothills - October 2022

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



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

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

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

Gold Country Artists Gallery; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

Best Auto Body Shop
1.    Steve Stymeist Auto Body Collision Centers
2.    Frank's Body Shop
3.    Placerville Body Shop
               
Best Auto Repair Shop
1.    Automotive Excellence
2.    Thompsons Toyota
3.    The Toy Tech
Honorable mention: Main Street Auto

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

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

Thompsons Toyota; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

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

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

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

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 Straw, DDS, at True Oral, Facial & Dental Implant Surgery

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

Best Orthodontist
1.    Christian Hoybjerg, DDS, MS, at Hoybjerg Family Orthodontics
2.    Daryl Proctor, DDS, MS, at Foothill Orthodontics
3.    Matthew Sanders, DDS, MS, at Sunrise Orthodontics
A very close #4: Robert Nisson, DDS, MSD, at Nisson Orthodontics

Best Pediatric Dental Practice
1.    Magic Smiles Dentistry for Children and Young Adults
2.    One Loose Tooth Dentistry for Children and Teens
3.    Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics
A very close #4: Make a Smile

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.    Bricks Eats & Drinks

Best Bartender
1.    Alan Day at Poor Red's Bar-B-Q
2.    Tyson Taclay at Wally's Pizza Bar
3.    Luis Diaz

Best Brewery
1.    Solid Ground Brewing
2.    Hwy 50 Brewery
3.    GearTooth AleWerks

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

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

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

Allen Chantry, DDS; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

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.    Toogood Cellars

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

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

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

Best Burger & Fries
1.    Old Town Grill
2.    Bones Roadhouse
3.    Bricks Eats & Drinks

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

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

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

Best Chef
1.    John Sanders at Old Town Grill
2.    Fred Reyes at The Farm Table
3.    Scott Tomblin at Smith Flat House

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

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

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

Best Frozen Yogurt
1.    Urban Yogurt
2.    Whistle Stop Yogurt
3.    Jon and Bon’s Yogurt Shoppe

Best Ice Cream
1.    Gunther's Ice Cream (inside T.W. Bonkers Toy & Candy Emporium)
2.    Tom's Burger & Frosty
3.    Baskin Robbins

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

Sierra Wildlife Rescue; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

Best New Restaurant
1.    Pizza Norcia
2.    Soriano's Restaurant
3.    Pasty Pies of the World

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.    Papa Gianni's Ristorante
3.    Pizza Norcia

Best Romantic Restaurant
1.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
2.    Fondue 152
3.    Smith Flat House

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

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

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

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

Best Sushi/Japanese Restaurant
1.    Amerikan Ichi
2.    Shilla Teriyaki & Sushi Bar
3.    Yuki Sushi

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

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

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

Wally's Pizza Bar; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

Best Vegetarian Food
1.    Heyday Café
2.    The Farm Table
3.    Placerville Food Co-Op

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

Best Attorney
1.    Laura Rose Nelson, Attorney at Law
2.    Aaron B. Dosh, Attorney at Law
3.    Terri A. Smith, Attorney at Law
A very close #4: 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.    Sierra Central Credit Union
3.    Golden 1 Credit Union

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

Best Financial Advisor
1.    Spencer L. Weston, CPA, CFP, at Weston & Tuttle
2.    Suzy O'Neal, AAMS, at Edward Jones
3.    A. Bruce Dickson, AIF, at Dickson Financial Advisors

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.    Brass + Oak
2.    Hinge & Stone
3.    Delta Bedding & Furniture

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

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

Best Home Décor Store
1.    Country Elegance
2.    Kitchen Goods
3.    Brass + Oak

The Independent Restaurant and Bar; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

Best Overall Restaurant
1.    The Independent Restaurant and Bar
2.    Smith Flat House
3.    TIE: Heyday Café AND The Farm Table

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

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

Best HVAC Company
1.    Gilmore Heating, Air, and Plumbing
2.    Capital Aire Systems
3.    Smit's Solar Heating & Air Conditioning

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

Best Interior Designer
1.    Jenny Levitsky at Ultimate Designs
2.    Molly Erin Carter at Molly Erin Designs
3.    TIE: Karen Vance at Karen Vance Interior Design AND Tammi Rollins at Hinge & Stone

Steve Wallen Swim School; Photo by Ray Burgess © stylemediagroup.

 

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

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

Best Mortgage Broker
1.    Cyndi Romano at Guaranteed Rate Affinity
2.    Sheldon Cooney at Stanford Mortgage
3.    John Arnaz at Arnaz Financial

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

Best Pest Control
1.    Neighborly Pest Control
2.    Advanced Pest Management
3.    Noble Way Pest Control

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

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

Best Real Estate Agent/Team
1.    Emily Valdez
2.    Janine Waggener
3.    Lori Voelker

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

Train Station Coffee Shop; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

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.    Window Fashions & More
3.    Floor to Window

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

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

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

Best Preschool
1.    Cameron Park Montessori School
2.    His Kids Christian Preschool
3.    Placerville Preschoolers
Honorable mention: Kids Town Montessori

Best Private School
1.    Providence Christian School
2.    California Montessori Project (Shingle Springs Campus)
3.    Cedar Springs Waldorf School
A very close #4: Holy Trinity School

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

Best Acupuncturist
1.    Shingle Springs Health & Wellness Center
2.    Rosie McNeilly, LAc
3.    Ken Kowaleski, DC, LAc

Best Chiropractic Practice
1.    Shingle Springs Health & Wellness Center
2.    Burns Chiropractic
3.    Cambridge Chiropractic

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

Best Dermatologist
1.    David No, MD, at Dermatology Center of Northern California
2.    Emily Jong, MD, at Folsom Dermatology
3.    Mary Ann Johnson, MD, at Dignity Health

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

Boeger Winery; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

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

Best Hearing Center
1.    Marshall ENT & Hearing Center
2.    AccuQuest Hearing Center
3.    HearingLife

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cascada; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

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

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

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

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

Best Facialist
1.    Amanda Reinhard at Pure Holistic Skin Care
2.    Hillary Beckman at Waterfall Salon & Spa
3.    Crystal Carver at Pure Skincare

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

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

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

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

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

Country Elegance; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

Best Gift Shop
1.    Country Elegance
2.    Gold Country Artists Gallery
3.    Placerville News Company
A very close #4: TIE: The Treehouse AND Lighthouse

Best Place for a Massage
1.    Whispering Hands Massage
2.    Fortitude Massage
3.    Waterfall Salon & Spa

Best Salon
1.    Ciao Bella Salon
2.    Waterfall Salon & Spa
3.    ReNew Salon and Day Spa
A very close #4: Theory Hair Studio

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

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

Best Waxing Salon
1.    Wallace Waxing and Aesthetics
2.    Pure Holistic Skin Care
3.    Pure Skincare

Best Doggie Day Care
1.    El Dorado Pet Club
2.    Uppity Pup
3.    Our Furry Friends
A very close #4: Happy Tails Pet Sitting

Best Pet Boarding
1.    Sierra Dogs
2.    El Dorado Pet Club
3.    TIE: Happy Tails Pet Sitting AND Uppity Pup

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.    Clifton & Warren
3.    Double Diamond Tack & Feed
A very close #4: Tractor Supply

Gove Landscape Construction; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

Best Landscaping
1.    Gove Landscape Construction
2.    Hillstone Landscape and Grading
3.    Green Hills Landscaping

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

Best Veterinarian
1.    Randy Robinson, DVM, at Missouri Flat Animal Hospital
2.    William Kennedy, DVM, at Smith Flat Animal Hospital
3.    TIE: Erin Felton, DVM, at Companion Animal Hospital AND Ginny Carlson, DVM, at Camino Animal Hospital

Best Veterinary Practice
1.    Missouri Flat Animal Hospital
2.    Slate Creek Animal Hospital
3.    Smith Flat Animal Hospital
A very close #4: Camino Animal Hospital

Best Boutique
1.    Ambiance
2.    Lees' Boutique
3.    TIE: Blue Skies Clothing and Accessories AND Maddy & Coco
Honorable mention: Full of Chic Boutique

El Dorado Hills Sports Club, a Spare Time Sports Club; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

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

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

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

Best Family Photographer
1.    Audrey Perez Photography
2.    Snowline Photography
3.    Lisa Richmond Photography

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

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

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 Design
3.    The Meadow

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

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

T. W. Bonkers Toy & Candy Emporium; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

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

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

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.    Nerdy Dave's Computers
2.    Red Shoe Rescue
3.    A1 Computer Repair

Best Place to Buy Cannabis
1.    Chuck's Wellness
2.    Pure Life
3.    Sacred Roots

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

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

Best Specialty Gift Shop
1.    Lana Lane Gourmet Goods
2.    French Quarter Home Décor & Garden
3.    Winterhill Olive Oil

Best Specialty Retailer
1.    The Scarlet Halo
2.    TIE: Kitchen Goods AND Body Basics
3.    Placerville News Company

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

Best Bike Shop
1.    Sam's Town Cyclery
2.    Rufus Cycles
3.    Bison Bikes
Honorable mentions: Hangtown Cyclery AND Team Cycle

William Koble, MD; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

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

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

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

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

Best Martial Arts Studio
1.    Cameron Park and Foothill Taekwondo
2.    Kovar's Satori Academy of Martial Arts
3.    New Man's Karate

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.    Marylor Hood at Club Pilates
3.    Mary Aloi at Sly Park Yoga & Pilates

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

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

Dr. Shawn McDonald; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

Best Yoga Instructor
1.    Gretta (Smith) Schmidt at Ohana Moon Yoga
2.    Kellee Falkenstrom at Main St. Yoga
3.    TIE: Julia Johnsen at Main St. Yoga AND Mary Aloi at Sly Park Yoga & Pilates

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

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

Best Bridal Makeup
1.    Cierra + 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.    Onyx Bridal

Bowtie Barbershop; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

Best Barbershop
1.    Bowtie Barbershop
2.    Lucky's Barbershop & Men's Club
3.    Diamond Barber Shop

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

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

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

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

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

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

El Dorado Pet Club; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

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

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.    Aaron Gifford

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.    Carrie Ayn
3.    Mariea Rummel Photography
A very close #4: Sam Ferrand Photography

Best Wedding Planner
1.    J. Marie Custom Events and Culinary Services
2.    A Daydream Wedding
3.    TIE: Courtney Lawhon Events AND Jenn Robirds Events

The Bookhouse; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 

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

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

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

Best Wedding Videographer
1.    Jensen Films
2.    Reel to Real Video Productions
3.    The Uncommon Weddings

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

Diane Wilkinson Catering; Photo by Taylor Gillespie © stylemediagroup.

 









Favorite Dining Experience
Enchanted Forest

Favorite Under-the-Radar Restaurant
Yummy Dumplings

Favorite Live Event Venue
The Green Room Social Club

Favorite Sweet Tooth Indulgence
Any Pie from Boa Vista Orchards

Favorite Lcoally Made Products
Among the Flowers

Favorite "Can't Wait For"
Christmas Cocoa Bombs from Sugar Cakes and Bakery

Favorite Home-Grown Hero
All the firefighters keeping our homes and community safe this year!

Favorite Unsung Hero
TIE: Julie's Purse Project AND all the volunteers at Upper Room Dining Hall

Favorite Women-Owned Business
IV Lounge

Favorite Public Art
Placerville Art on Parade

Favorite Instagram Account
@visiteldorado



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