Style Magazine - Readers Choice Awards - El Dorado County Foothills 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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2. Hillstone Landscape and Grading<br />
3. Green Hills Landscaping<br />
BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER<br />
1. Jenny Levitsky<br />
at Ultimate Designs<br />
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TEAM<br />
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3. Lori Voelker<br />
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3. Gold Rush Energy Solutions<br />
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Company<br />
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3. J & J Glass<br />
BEST WINDOW COVERINGS<br />
STORE<br />
1. Affordable Blind Solutions<br />
2. Window Fashions & More<br />
3. Floor to Window<br />
BEST CHILDREN'S<br />
CLOTHING STORE<br />
1. The Wild Pea<br />
2. Kouklas Childrens Clothing<br />
3. Target<br />
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1. Rex Calhoun Construction Co.<br />
2. Kevin Sadek/The Helping Hand<br />
3. North Works Handyman<br />
BEST HOME BUILDER<br />
1. ESI Builders<br />
2. <strong>El</strong>liott Homes<br />
3. Taylor Morrison Homes<br />
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2. Kitchen Goods<br />
3. Brass + Oak<br />
BEST HOME REMODELER<br />
1. Terra Inc. Construction<br />
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3. Valley Home Construction<br />
BEST HOUSE CLEANING<br />
SERVICE<br />
1. Heavenly Hands House Cleaning<br />
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1. Gilmore Heating, Air, and<br />
Plumbing<br />
2. Capital Aire Systems<br />
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BEST INSURANCE AGENCY<br />
1. Vaught Wright & Bond<br />
Insurance<br />
2. Siders Insurance Solutions<br />
3. Beuttel Insurance Services<br />
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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 TOY STORE<br />
1. T. W. Bonkers Toy & Candy<br />
Emporium<br />
2. Placerville Hardware<br />
3. Placerville News Company<br />
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1. <strong>El</strong> <strong>Dorado</strong> <strong>County</strong> Library<br />
Storytime<br />
2. Placerville Aquatic Center<br />
3. Exhilaration Station<br />
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PARTY SPOT<br />
1. Wally's Pizza Bar<br />
2. Pizza Factory<br />
3. Exhilaration Station<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 Springs<br />
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 />
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1. Shingle Springs Health &<br />
Wellness Center<br />
2. Rosie McNeilly, LAc<br />
3. Ken Kowaleski, DC, LAc<br />
BEST CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE<br />
1. Shingle Springs Health &<br />
Wellness Center<br />
2. Burns Chiropractic<br />
3. Cambridge Chiropractic<br />
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