Style Magazine - Readers Choice Awards - Roseville Granite Bay Rocklin 2022
In this month’s issue, our biggest of the year, we’re celebrating the season—along with all our region’s small businesses (and business owners)—in a big way. If you’re like me and read magazines back to front, then start with “Last Look” on page 82 for an autumn-esque picture snapped locally and our favorite leaf-peeping locales, including East Sacramento—an urban forest that’s currently awash in a canopy of yellow, orange, and crimson-colored trees. Leaving the leaves behind, turn to page 68 for some easy, autumn-inspired recipes utilizing the cream of the harvest crop, including a butternut squash risotto you’ll be eager to reheat…and have on repeat. In honor of the most hallowed holiday—the one where consuming colossal amounts of candy and donning creepy costumes is A-OK—we asked area distilleries for their “boo”ziest, most spirited cocktails. Pick your poison (I think I’ll start with the Midori-spiked, freaky-looking “Frankenstein”) on page 72. We also share some fun, festive Halloween happenings in The 10 Spot (page 16) that are sure to (pumpkin) spice up the season. Around here, it wouldn’t be October without our annual “Best of” feature, where we announce the winners of this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards. It’s a personal favorite because I always discover new (literally) winning places around town to support—like Pasty Pies of the World and Exhilaration Station—and am reminded of all the talented, innovative entrepreneurs our region is teeming with. Find out if your favorite people and places made the list starting on page 51. There’s much more in store, too, including an inspiring, informative piece about local women beating breast cancer (page 20); a spotlight on some of the area’s best bands (page 26); and tips on making sure your WFH office is an authentic place of productivity, whether you prefer to work indoors or (like me!) out (page 54). I hope you’ll agree that these glossy print pages are as plentiful and uplifting as the autumn season itself. Enjoy! ——Megan megan@stylemg.com @meggoeggowaffle
In this month’s issue, our biggest of the year, we’re celebrating the season—along with all our region’s small businesses (and business owners)—in a big way. If you’re like me and read magazines back to front, then start with “Last Look” on page 82 for an autumn-esque picture snapped locally and our favorite leaf-peeping locales, including East Sacramento—an urban forest that’s currently awash in a canopy of yellow, orange, and crimson-colored trees.
Leaving the leaves behind, turn to page 68 for some easy, autumn-inspired recipes utilizing the cream of the harvest crop, including a butternut squash risotto you’ll be eager to reheat…and have on repeat.
In honor of the most hallowed holiday—the one where consuming colossal amounts of candy and donning creepy costumes is A-OK—we asked area distilleries for their “boo”ziest, most spirited cocktails. Pick your poison (I think I’ll start with the Midori-spiked, freaky-looking “Frankenstein”) on page 72. We also share some fun, festive Halloween happenings in The 10 Spot (page 16) that are sure to (pumpkin) spice up the season.
Around here, it wouldn’t be October without our annual “Best of” feature, where we announce the winners of this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards. It’s a personal favorite because I always discover new (literally) winning places around town to support—like Pasty Pies of the World and Exhilaration Station—and am reminded of all the talented, innovative entrepreneurs our region is teeming with. Find out if your favorite people and places made the list starting on page 51.
There’s much more in store, too, including an inspiring, informative piece about local women beating breast cancer (page 20); a spotlight on some of the area’s best bands (page 26); and tips on making sure your WFH office is an authentic place of productivity, whether you prefer to work indoors or (like me!) out (page 54).
I hope you’ll agree that these glossy print pages are as plentiful and uplifting as the autumn season itself. Enjoy!
——Megan
megan@stylemg.com
@meggoeggowaffle
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<strong>2022</strong> READERS’ CHOICE AWARD WINNERS EL DORADO COUNTY FOOTHILLS<br />
Best Art Gallery<br />
1. Gold Country Artists Gallery<br />
2. Placerville Art Gallery<br />
3. Thomas Kinkade Hometown Gallery<br />
Best Local Artist<br />
1. Mike Bagdonas<br />
2. Pamela Findleton<br />
3. Barbie Smith<br />
Best Museum<br />
1. El Dorado County Historical Museum<br />
2. Gold Bug Park and Mine<br />
3. Gold Discovery Museum<br />
Best Performing Arts Organization<br />
1. El Dorado Musical Theatre<br />
2. Imagination Theater<br />
3. The Stage at Burke Junction<br />
Best Car Dealership<br />
1. Thompsons Toyota<br />
2. Shingle Springs Subaru<br />
3. Shingle Springs Honda<br />
Best Auto Body Shop<br />
1. Steve Stymeist Auto Body Collision<br />
Centers<br />
2. Frank's Body Shop<br />
3. Placerville Body Shop<br />
Best Auto Repair Shop<br />
1. Automotive Excellence<br />
2. Thompsons Toyota<br />
3. The Toy Tech<br />
Honorable mention: Main Street Auto<br />
Best Car Wash<br />
1. Splasherville Express Car Wash and<br />
Lube<br />
2. Car-izma Auto Spa<br />
3. SuperClean Xpress Car Wash<br />
Best Oil Change Place<br />
1. Automotive Excellence<br />
2. Splasherville Express Car Wash and<br />
Lube<br />
3. Fast Freddy's Lube Express<br />
Best Smog Shop<br />
1. GS Smog & Repair<br />
2. Automotive Excellence<br />
3. Ponderosa Auto Express<br />
Best Annual Event<br />
1. El Dorado County Fair<br />
2. Placerville Art and Wine Festival<br />
3. Main Street Oktoberfest<br />
Best Charitable Organization<br />
1. Foothill Dog Rescue of the Sierras<br />
2. Snowline Hospice<br />
3. Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode<br />
Best Place to Volunteer<br />
1. Sierra Wildlife Rescue<br />
2. The Upper Room<br />
3. All About Equine<br />
Best Dentist<br />
1. Allen Chantry, DDS<br />
2. Ryan Easterbrook, DDS<br />
3. TIE: Madeline Majer, DDS, AND Russell<br />
Jones, DDS<br />
Best Dental Practice<br />
1. Shingle Springs Health & Wellness<br />
Center<br />
2. Ryan Easterbrook, DDS<br />
3. Cold Springs Dental<br />
Best Oral Surgeon<br />
1. Gregory G. Olsen, DDS, FICOI, at Folsom<br />
Oral Surgery and Implant Center<br />
2. Donald R. Liberty, DDS, at Golden<br />
Foothills Oral & Facial Surgery Center<br />
3. Jason Straw, DDS, at True Oral, Facial<br />
& Dental Implant Surgery<br />
Best Orthodontic Practice<br />
1. Nisson Orthodontics<br />
2. Foothill Orthodontics<br />
3. Sunrise Orthodontics<br />
Best Orthodontist<br />
1. Christian Hoybjerg, DDS, MS, at<br />
Hoybjerg Family Orthodontics<br />
2. Daryl Proctor, DDS, MS, at Foothill<br />
Orthodontics<br />
3. Matthew Sanders, DDS, MS, at Sunrise<br />
Orthodontics<br />
A very close #4: Robert Nisson, DDS, MSD,<br />
at Nisson Orthodontics<br />
Best Pediatric Dental Practice<br />
1. Magic Smiles Dentistry for Children and<br />
Young Adults<br />
2. One Loose Tooth Dentistry for Children<br />
and Teens<br />
3. Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics<br />
A very close #4: Make a Smile<br />
Best Pediatric Dentist<br />
1. Alex Keith, DDS<br />
2. Jared G. Danielson, DDS<br />
3. Joe Rawlins, DDS, MS<br />
Best Bar<br />
1. Poor Red's Bar-B-Q<br />
2. The Independent Restaurant and Bar<br />
3. Bricks Eats & Drinks<br />
Best Bartender<br />
1. Alan Day at Poor Red's Bar-B-Q<br />
2. Tyson Taclay at Wally's Pizza Bar<br />
3. Luis Diaz<br />
Best Brewery<br />
1. Solid Ground Brewing<br />
2. Hwy 50 Brewery<br />
3. GearTooth AleWerks<br />
Best Cocktail Place<br />
1. The Independent Restaurant and Bar<br />
2. Cascada<br />
3. Poor Red's Bar-B-Q<br />
Best Coffee & Tea Shop<br />
1. The Bean Barn<br />
2. Love Birds Coffee & Tea Co.<br />
3. Pachamama Coffee<br />
Best Distillery<br />
1. 1848 Distillery<br />
2. Amador & Dry Diggings Distillery<br />
3. New Alchemy Distilling<br />
Best Place to Grab a Beer<br />
1. Placerville Public House<br />
2. Wally's Pizza Bar<br />
3. Main Street Tap House<br />
Best Sports Bar<br />
1. Wally's Pizza Bar<br />
2. The Breakroom<br />
3. Danette's Brick Oven Pub<br />
Best Winery<br />
1. Boeger Winery<br />
2. Miraflores Winery<br />
3. Sierra Vista Winery<br />
A very close #4: Helwig Winery<br />
Best Wine Bar<br />
1. Heyday Café<br />
2. The Wine Smith<br />
3. Toogood Cellars<br />
Best Bakery<br />
1. Sweetie Pie's Restaurant & Bakery<br />
2. Frank Vilt's Cakes<br />
3. Sierra Rizing<br />
Best BBQ<br />
1. Back Forty Texas BBQ<br />
2. Poor Red's Bar-B-Q<br />
3. Hog Wild Bar-B-Que & Luke and Lucy<br />
Catering<br />
Best Breakfast<br />
1. Train Station Coffee Shop<br />
2. Wally's Pizza Bar<br />
3. Annie's Mimosas<br />
Best Brunch<br />
1. Smith Flat House<br />
2. Sweetie Pie's Restaurant & Bakery<br />
3. The Breakroom<br />
Best Happy Hour<br />
1. Wally's Pizza Bar<br />
2. Bricks Eats & Drinks<br />
3. Danette's Brick Oven Pub<br />
Best Burger & Fries<br />
1. Old Town Grill<br />
2. Bones Roadhouse<br />
3. Bricks Eats & Drinks<br />
Best Cakes & Cupcakes<br />
1. Frank Vilt's Cakes<br />
2. Sweetie Pie's Restaurant & Bakery<br />
3. Jojo's Bakery<br />
Best Casual Restaurant<br />
1. Heyday Café<br />
2. Wally's Pizza Bar<br />
3. Bricks Eats & Drinks<br />
Best Caterer<br />
1. Off the Vine Catering<br />
2. Old Town Grill<br />
3. Hog Wild Bar-B-Que &<br />
Luke and Lucy Catering<br />
Best Chef<br />
1. John Sanders at Old Town Grill<br />
2. Fred Reyes at The Farm Table<br />
3. Scott Tomblin at Smith Flat House<br />
Best Chinese Restaurant<br />
1. China City Chinese Restaurant<br />
2. Hong Kong Inn<br />
3. Pearl Asian Cuisine at Red Hawk Casino<br />
Best Deli<br />
1. Gularte's Deli<br />
2. Main Street Melters<br />
3. Timmy's Brown Bag<br />
Best Family Restaurant<br />
1. Wally's Pizza Bar<br />
2. The Breakroom<br />
3. Casa Los Abuelos<br />
Best Frozen Yogurt<br />
1. Urban Yogurt<br />
2. Whistle Stop Yogurt<br />
3. Jon and Bon’s Yogurt Shoppe<br />
Best Ice Cream<br />
1. Gunther's Ice Cream (inside T.W.<br />
Bonkers Toy & Candy Emporium)<br />
2. Tom's Burger & Frosty<br />
3. Baskin Robbins<br />
Best Mexican Restaurant<br />
1. Cascada<br />
2. Casa Los Abuelos<br />
3. Taqueria El Carnaval<br />
Best Italian Restaurant<br />
1. Papa Gianni's Ristorante<br />
2. Bene Ristorante Italiano<br />
3. The "Little Italian" Place<br />
Best New Restaurant<br />
1. Pizza Norcia<br />
2. Soriano's Restaurant<br />
3. Pasty Pies of the World<br />
Best Outdoor Dining<br />
1. Smith Flat House<br />
2. The Independent Restaurant and Bar<br />
3. Poor Red's Bar-B-Q<br />
Best Pizza<br />
1. Wally's Pizza Bar<br />
2. Papa Gianni's Ristorante<br />
3. Pizza Norcia<br />
Best Romantic Restaurant<br />
1. The Independent Restaurant and Bar<br />
2. Fondue 152<br />
3. Smith Flat House<br />
Best Salad<br />
1. Heyday Café<br />
2. Wally's Pizza Bar<br />
3. The Breakroom<br />
Best Seafood Restaurant<br />
1. Powell's Steamer Co. & Pub<br />
2. The Snooty Frog<br />
3. Fernando's Costa del Sol Restaurant<br />
Best Server<br />
1. Danette Inman at Danette's Brick Oven<br />
Pub<br />
2. Molly Grummich at Bricks Eats & Drinks<br />
3. Jake Brekke at The Independent<br />
Restaurant and Bar<br />
Best Overall Restaurant<br />
1. The Independent Restaurant and Bar<br />
2. Smith Flat House<br />
3. TIE: Heyday Café AND The Farm Table<br />
Best Steakhouse<br />
1. Henry's Steakhouse<br />
2. Smith Flat House<br />
3. C. Knight's Steakhouse<br />
Best Sushi/Japanese Restaurant<br />
1. Amerikan Ichi<br />
2. Shilla Teriyaki & Sushi Bar<br />
3. Yuki Sushi<br />
Best Takeout<br />
1. Allez!<br />
2. Jimboy's Tacos<br />
3. Heyday Café<br />
Honorable mention: Tasty Taco Box<br />
Best Taqueria<br />
1. Jimboy's Tacos<br />
2. Tijuana Taqueria<br />
3. Santa Maria Taqueria<br />
Best Thai Restaurant<br />
1. Thai Noodle Express<br />
2. Thai Unique<br />
3. Thai House<br />
Best Vegetarian Food<br />
1. Heyday Café<br />
2. The Farm Table<br />
3. Placerville Food Co-Op<br />
Best Accountant<br />
1. Spencer L. Weston, CPA, CFP,<br />
at Weston & Tuttle<br />
2. Samuel Hoppe, CPA, at Hoppe &<br />
Cottrell<br />
3. Terrie Y. Prod'hon, CPA<br />
Best Attorney<br />
1. Laura Rose Nelson,<br />
Attorney at Law<br />
2. Aaron B. Dosh, Attorney at Law<br />
3. Terri A. Smith, Attorney at Law<br />
A very close #4: Kelly Bentley, Attorney<br />
at Law<br />
Best Bank<br />
1. El Dorado Savings Bank<br />
2. Wells Fargo<br />
3. River City Bank<br />
Best Carpet Cleaning Service<br />
1. Carter's Carpet Restoration<br />
2. Hadley's ProClean<br />
3. Foothills Steam Way<br />
Best Credit Union<br />
1. SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union<br />
2. Sierra Central Credit Union<br />
3. Golden 1 Credit Union<br />
Best Electrician<br />
1. Carnahan Electric<br />
2. T & M Electric<br />
3. BC Electric<br />
Best Financial Advisor<br />
1. Spencer L. Weston, CPA, CFP,<br />
at Weston & Tuttle<br />
2. Suzy O'Neal, AAMS, at Edward Jones<br />
3. A. Bruce Dickson, AIF,<br />
at Dickson Financial Advisors<br />
Best Floor Coverings Store<br />
1. Dick's Carpet One Floor<br />
and Home<br />
2. Floors To Go<br />
3. Dawson's Floor Fashions<br />
Best Furniture Store<br />
1. Brass + Oak<br />
2. Hinge & Stone<br />
3. Delta Bedding & Furniture<br />
Best Handyman<br />
1. Rex Calhoun Construction Co.<br />
2. Kevin Sadek/The Helping Hand<br />
3. North Works Handyman<br />
Best Landscaping<br />
1. Gove Landscape Construction<br />
2. Hillstone Landscape and Grading<br />
3. Green Hills Landscaping<br />
Best Home Builder<br />
1. ESI Builders<br />
2. Elliott Homes<br />
3. Taylor Morrison Homes<br />
Best Home Décor Store<br />
1. Country Elegance<br />
2. Kitchen Goods<br />
3. Brass + Oak<br />
Best Home Remodeler<br />
1. Terra Inc. Construction<br />
2. Eberle Remodeling<br />
3. Valley Home Construction<br />
Best House Cleaning Service<br />
1. Heavenly Hands House Cleaning<br />
2. Simply Clean<br />
3. Maid in the Mountains Holistic House<br />
Cleaning<br />
Best HVAC Company<br />
1. Gilmore Heating, Air, and Plumbing<br />
2. Capital Aire Systems<br />
3. Smit's Solar Heating & Air Conditioning<br />
Best Insurance Agency<br />
1. Vaught Wright & Bond Insurance<br />
2. Siders Insurance Solutions<br />
3. Beuttel Insurance Services<br />
Best Interior Designer<br />
1. Jenny Levitsky<br />
at Ultimate Designs<br />
2. Molly Erin Carter at Molly Erin Designs<br />
3. TIE: Karen Vance at Karen Vance<br />
Interior Design AND Tammi Rollins at<br />
Hinge & Stone<br />
Best Law Practice<br />
1. TIE: Mediation and Law Office of Terri<br />
A. Smith AND Weiner Law Offices<br />
2. Aaron Dosh, Attorney at Law<br />
3. Kelly S. Bentley, Attorney at Law<br />
Best Mortgage Broker<br />
1. Cyndi Romano at Guaranteed Rate<br />
Affinity<br />
2. Sheldon Cooney at Stanford Mortgage<br />
3. John Arnaz at Arnaz Financial<br />
Best Painting Contractor<br />
1. <strong>Bay</strong>shore Painters<br />
2. El Dorado Hills Painting<br />
3. Soetaert Quality Painting<br />
Best Pest Control<br />
1. Neighborly Pest Control<br />
2. Advanced Pest Management<br />
3. Noble Way Pest Control<br />
Best Plumber<br />
1. Conforti Plumbing<br />
2. D. Martel Plumbing Service & Repair<br />
3. Main St. Plumbing<br />
Best Pool Service<br />
1. Bob Popa's Pool Service<br />
2. Oasis Pool Tile Cleaning<br />
3. Nevergreen Pools<br />
Best Real Estate Agent/Team<br />
1. Emily Valdez<br />
2. Janine Waggener<br />
3. Lori Voelker<br />
Best Solar Company<br />
1. V3 Electric<br />
2. SolarHut<br />
3. Gold Rush Energy Solutions<br />
Best Window & Door Store<br />
1. Architectural Specialty Sales Company<br />
2. The Door & Window Stop<br />
3. J & J Glass<br />
Best Window Coverings Store<br />
1. Affordable Blind Solutions<br />
2. Window Fashions & More<br />
3. Floor to Window<br />
Best Children's Clothing Store<br />
1. The Wild Pea<br />
2. Kouklas Childrens Clothing<br />
3. Target<br />
Best Kids' Activity<br />
1. El Dorado County Library Storytime<br />
2. Placerville Aquatic Center<br />
3. Exhilaration Station<br />
Best Kids' Birthday Party Spot<br />
1. Wally's Pizza Bar<br />
2. Pizza Factory<br />
3. Exhilaration Station<br />
Best Toy Store<br />
1. T. W. Bonkers Toy & Candy Emporium<br />
2. Placerville Hardware<br />
3. Placerville News Company<br />
Best Preschool<br />
1. Cameron Park Montessori School<br />
2. His Kids Christian Preschool<br />
3. Placerville Preschoolers<br />
Honorable mention: Kids Town Montessori<br />
Best Private School<br />
1. Providence Christian School<br />
2. California Montessori Project (Shingle<br />
Springs Campus)<br />
3. Cedar Springs Waldorf School<br />
A very close #4: Holy Trinity School<br />
Best Tutoring Service<br />
1. Tutoring Rocks<br />
2. Ways That Work<br />
3. Mathnasium<br />
Best Acupuncturist<br />
1. Shingle Springs Health & Wellness<br />
Center<br />
2. Rosie McNeilly, LAc<br />
3. Ken Kowaleski, DC, LAc<br />
Best Chiropractic Practice<br />
1. Shingle Springs Health & Wellness<br />
Center<br />
2. Burns Chiropractic<br />
3. Cambridge Chiropractic<br />
Best Chiropractor<br />
1. Esther Hall, DC, at Hall Chiropractic<br />
2. John F. Taylor, DC, at John F. Taylor<br />
Chiropractic Corporation<br />
3. Petrice Foxworthy, DC, at Cambridge<br />
Chiropractic<br />
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