SNAIL OF APPROVAL HONOREES
2024
Restaurants & Chefs
ADRIFT MARE I Chef Kamarl John (People's Choice Award)
BOIA DE I Chef Alex Meyer, Chef Luciana Giangrandi
Burlock Coast I Chef Adrienne Grenier
Eating House I Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli
Entrenos I Chef Evan Burgess, Chef Osmel Gonzalez
Essensia Restaurant & Lounge I Chef Diana Tandia
Krüs Kitchen I Chef Sebastián Vargas, Josh & Pili Hackler
Los Félix I Chef Sebastián Vargas, Josh & Pili Hackler
Ocean Social by Chef Tristen Epps I Chef Tristen Epps
Harmonizing Flavors I Chef Kimberly Walker
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Farmers & Purveyors
Seasons Farm Fresh I Gabe Bernal, Nick Bernal
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Artisans
Counter Culture I Buster Brown
Gables Delight I Almudena Gudiel
Garcia Nevett Chocolatier de Miami I Susana & Isabel Garcia Nevett
Laurie's Pantry I Laurie Landgrebe
Peel Soft Serve I Valeria Alvarez
SAINT by St. James Smokehouse I Alexandra Hill
SNAIL OF APPROVAL HONOREES
2023
Restaurants & Chefs
Impara Catering & Consulting
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Farmers & Purveyors
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Artisans
SNAIL OF APPROVAL PAST HONOREES
2020
Restaurants & Chefs
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Farmers & Purveyors
Box Greens
Fullei Fresh​
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Artisans
Pastelito Papi
2019
Restaurants & Chefs
Books & Books Coconut Grove | Chef Allen Susser (Lifetime Snail of Approval Recipient)
BB&T Center | Chef James Versfelt
Root & Bone Miami | Chef Jeff Innis
Shelborne South Beach | Chef Duston Ward
The Jim & Neese | Chef Duston Ward
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Artisans
Babe’s Meat & Counter | Melanie & Jason Schoendorfer
Courtney’s Cookie | Courtney Kohout
Frice (Cow to Cone) | Jeremy Frice
Gables Delight | Chef Almudena Gudiel
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Slow Beverage
Beat Culture Brewery | Alan Espino
2018
Restaurants & Chefs
Adashah | Taylor Chen
Ariete
Barton G.
BeCultured
Books & Books Coconut Grove | Chef Allen Susser
Books & Books Miami Beach | Chef Allen Susser
Dasher and Crank
Fooq’s
Ghee
JoJo Tea
Pamela Wasabi
No Name Chinese
Radiate Kombucha | Susan Duprey
Shelborne South Beach | Chef Duston Ward
Soul Tavern
Stiltsville Fish Bar
Stubborn Seed
The Strand Bar & Grill
Zest | Cindy Hutson
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Farmers & Foragers (pictured)
PG Tropicals | Jorge Zaldivar
2017
Restaurants & Chefs
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3030 | Adrienne Grenier
American Harvest | Bret Hessler
Artichoke Foods | Maria Aleman
Artisan Beach House | Paula Da Silva
Beaker & Grey | Brian Nasajon
Cacao Art Chocolates | Isabel & Susana Garcia
Charcoal | Ken Lyon
Chef David Cuisine and Event Design | Aaron Dreilinger
Della | Della Heiman
Edition Hotel | Ilkay Suuctugu
Essensia Hotel | Julie Frans
Exquisito Chocolates | Carolina Quijano
Glass & Vine | Giorgio Rapicavoli
Luke’s Lobster | Ben Conniff
Malibu Farm | Helene Henderson
Meat Market | Sean Brasel
Miami Smokers | Andres Barrientos & James Bowers
Per’La Specialy Roasters | Paul Massard & Chris Nolte
Pinch Kitchen | John Gallo & Rene Reyes
Plant Food & Wine | Matthew Kenney
Proper Sausages | Freddy & Danille Haufmann
Semillia | Frederic Joulin
Serendipity Creamery | Jessica Levison
Social Club @ The Surfcomber Hotel | Blair Wilson
The Brick | Corey Bousquet & Chris Huff
The Cafe at Books and Books | Allen Susser
Zak the Baker | Zak Stern
