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And The Winner's Are...

We are Excited to Announce our Winner's for the Macaroni Kid Pasadena Gold Daisy Awards

April 17, 2014
We had so much fun hearing your choices for your local favorites! Macaroni Kid has recently adopted a new name for our awards that recognize the most beloved local businesses for kids and families. Some of the races were really close, but we tallied the votes and we are so excited to announce the winners of our Macaroni Kid Pasadena Gold Daisy Awards!

We want to thank you all for your nominations and for your votes. 
We gathered the nominations for local family-friendly businesses in our communities of Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Monrovia, San Marino, La Canada-Flintridge, Temple City and the surrounding areas. 

Businesses who are chosen as "Gold Daisy" Award winners by our subscribers will receive free placement in our Business Directory for one year and a "Macaroni Kid Approved" certificate to display at their place of business, as well as, the opportunity to place the "Macaroni Kid Approved" logo on their website for one year. 

And the winners are:
Best Private School
Pearl Preparatory School 

Best Tutoring
Our Parenting Place

Best Restaurant
Rudy's In Monrovia

Best New Restaurant: (opened in the last year)
Blaze Pizza 

Best Drive Thru:
In N Out 

Best Bakery:
Dots Cupcakes 

Best Cold Treats:
Rita's

Best Farmer's Market:
Monrovia Friday Night Festival 

Best Clown Magician or Characters:
Enchanted Characters

Best Birthday Party Location:
Kidspace Children's Museum 

Best Place to Create a Masterpiece
Paint N Play

Best Museum for Kids:
Kidspace Children's Museum

Best Indoor Play Space:
Kidspace Children's Museum 

Best Dance Lessons:
Dance Conservatory of Pasadena 

Best Art Lessons:
Our Parenting Place

Best Public Pool:
Rose Bowl Aquatic Center

Best Bookstore:
Once Upon A time Bookstore

Best Shopping: Groceries:
Trader Joe's

Best Shopping: Kids Clothes and Toys
Dinosaur Farm

Best Shopping: Flowers
Jacob Maarse

Best Carpet Cleaning:
Pasadena Carpet Cleaning 

Best Dentist: We had a tie!
Dr. Roger Joe

Dr. Peter Joe

Best Doctor:
Sharon Nelson, MD

Best Chiropractor:
Flintridge Family Chiropractic

Best Workout:
WUNDABAR Pilates

Best Hair Salon for Kids:
Little Kuts 

Best Massage Therapist:
Erin Wurtemburg 

Best Photographer:
Bosh Images 

Best Realtor:
Dianne Walsh

Best Camping:
Yosemite

Best Overall Local Favorite: We had a tie!!
Kidspace Children's Museum 
Rita's