Help support STYLE’s founding publisher Wendy Sipple as she “braves the shave” for her fifth time and on her 55th birthday—this June 21. Learn more about her “why,” what the head shave entails, and donate (proceeds support the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and their mission of funding pediatric cancer research) by visiting stbaldricks.org/participants/wendysipple2025.

Julian Perrigo-Jimenez, pastry chef and owner of Julian’s (julianscafe.com), is competing (as of press time) on Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship. The whimsical season—full of magic and creativity—asked 13 bakers to “make the impossible possible.” The winner (announced on May 19) will walk away with $25,000, a feature in Food Network Magazine, and the title of “Spring Baking Champion.”

Wally’s Café (wallys.cafe) in Rocklin, known for its pomegranate chicken, beef shawarma, kabobs, complimentary lentil soup and baklava, and above-par customer service, recently secured the number six slot on Yelp’s list of the “Top 100 Places to Eat in 2025.” While the restaurant also made the list in 2014, 2016, and 2019, this is the highest ranking it’s ever received. 

Congrats to Joel Warn, bartender at Scarlet’s (inside Powerhouse Pub) for winning the 2025 Historic Folsom Bartender Challenge. The month-long competition—hosted by the Folsom Historic District Association and sponsored by Choose Folsom and Folsom Times—asked bartenders from some of Historic Folsom’s most beloved establishments to craft a specialty cocktail in honor of Johnny Cash. Throughout the month of February, visitors sipped and voted on their favorites. Warn’s creation, the “Man in Blackberry,” contains Dareringer Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, cherry bitters, and a splash of Mike’s Hot Honey. 

At the Poetry Out Loud El Dorado County Finals, Erin Levinson (El Dorado High School) took first place and advanced to the state finals, Amber Baker (Mountainside Middle College High School) took second place, Alivia Chen (Oak Ridge High School) took third place, and Kaitlin Fuller (Union Mine High School) finished in fourth place. The national poetry recitation competition for high school students was administered by Arts and Culture El Dorado (artsandcultureeldorado.org) in partnership with the California Arts Council (arts.ca.gov). Congrats to all the winners!

This year's sold-out Installation & Business Awards Dinner, hosted by the El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce (eldoradohillschamber.org), included a no-host bar, food from Serrano Country Club, silent auction, and wine from Myka Estates. Business Awards were also given out to Billy and Jamie Rose of Boring Rose Brewing Co. (“Start-Up Business of the Year”), Devin Dedier of Vacanza Romana (“Young Entrepreneur of the Year”), Joey Starrett of Peak Design (“Home-Based Business of the Year”), David Ciapponi of GoldKey Storage (“Small Business of the Year”), and Natalie Moore of CASA El Dorado (“Excellence in Business of the Year”).

Julian Perrigo-Jimenez photo courtesy of Food Network. Wallys's Café photo by Taylor Allred ©styelreadersmedia. Other photos courtesy of their respective companies or organizations.