SNAIL OF APPROVAL HONOREES
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2025
Restaurants & Chefs
Kojin 2.0, Chef Katherine & Pedro Mederos
Mayfair Grill, Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli
Paya Miami, Chef Niven Patel
Rosemary's Miami, Chef Craig Giunta
Artisans
Almotti Gluten Free Italian Delicacies, Chef Carlo Raciti
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
Farmers & Purveyors
Seasons Farm Fresh I Gabe Bernal, Nick Bernal
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
Farmers & Purveyors
Artisans
SNAIL OF APPROVAL PAST HONOREES
2020
Restaurants & Chefs
Farmers & Purveyors
Box Greens
Fullei Fresh
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
Artisans
Babe’s Meat & Counter | Melanie & Jason Schoendorfer
Courtney’s Cookie | Courtney Kohout
Frice (Cow to Cone) | Jeremy Frice
Gables Delight | Chef Almudena Gudiel
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
Farmers & Foragers (pictured)
PG Tropicals | Jorge Zaldivar
2017
Restaurants & Chefs
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
