The Best of Live + Nourish: Service Providers and Food Local Businesses | 2023 LOVE Award Winners and Family Favorites
From essential life tasks like estate planning, composting, and tax preparation to the weekly grind of meal preparation and catering for your next gathering, our Main Line Parent Community LOVES these local businesses.
Read some great endorsements from local parents in our Main Line Parent Community about who they love and then pop over to our Main Line Parent Best for Families Guide to find more neighborhood gems!
LOVE Awards Celebration photos by AMC Photography.
2023 LOVE AWARD WINNER: BEST CAREER COACH
Hire This Mom
“Kateri literally changed the course of my career. I consider myself very savvy in many ways but learning how to be a great mom AND advocate for myself as an executive was a VERY new skill.
We met in the height of the pandemic in a virtual Main Line Stroller Strides class (shout out!) and when Kateri found out I was looking for a new role, she offered to help me. I ended up hiring her and leveraged her coaching to literally double my salary. I have since tripled it. No joke. Also, she has been such a supportive and wonderful mom friend through it all.”
– Rebecca T.
2023 LOVE AWARD WINNER: BEST ESTATE PLANNING
Heather Turner Law Office
“Heather took the stress and anxiety out of estate planing. As a single mother of two young children it was important to get my ducks in a row. She walked me through each step and included everything I needed to protect my children and assets.”
– Lori S.
2023 FAMILY FAVORITE ESTATE PLANNING
Andrew Gavrin Law
2023 LOVE AWARD WINNER: BEST FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Forge Wealth Management
– Meghan J.
“Starting at Forge Wealth this summer, I was immediately impressed by the healthy work environment. Owner, Regina McCann Hess, allowed me to start at 2 days a week, then 3, and gradually increasing to 4 days week in December. After experiencing the death of a parent this year, this was instrumental in allowing me to re-enter the workforce and have work-life balance. Regina always says that our health and families come first, and this is shown through her actions and flexible work schedule. As a woman owner, Regina aims to help women going through life transitions such as death of a loved one and divorce. She values a personal relationship with her clients. She is always open to suggestions and allowed the company to participate in a local holiday drive for T&E Care, supporting over 150 families in Chester County. She also made holiday donations in the name of our clients to two other near and dear organizations. I can’t speak highly enough of Regina and I believe she deserves the recognition for not only being a power woman in a male-dominated industry, but a caring and genuine human being as well.”
2023 LOVE AWARD WINNER: BEST INCLUSIVITY CHAMPIONS
GET Cafe
“GET Cafe is my happy place. This nonprofit cafe that supports inclusion has created a beautiful community center on the Main Line where all are welcome. As part of the cafe’s mission, people with disabilities have gainful job opportunities. The cafe serves up the best lattes on the Main Line, as well as delicious food. You can also shop for gifts there with all proceeds benefiting GetIncluded.org.”
– Carly K.
2023 FAMILY FAVORITE INCLUSIVITY CHAMPIONS
Game on State
2023 LOVE AWARD WINNER: BEST LAUNDRY SERVICES
Lessen the Loads
“Lessen the loads has definitely lessened my weekly load. The ladies first came in for an organizational visit to get all my drawers in order and then I continued with the weekly in home fold and put away. It has truly been a game changer and these ladies are helping so many more families gain that time back by either doing their clothes and dropping them back off or folding and putting them away. They deserve this award because they truly LOVE what they do and they LOVE helping families lessen their load.”
– Kyleigh H.
2023 LOVE AWARD WINNER: BEST LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR
IrieVeda Spice Blends
“I have a child with severe food allergies and so often, I come upon packaged foods that says “”Produced in a facility that packages nuts, dairy, or eggs””. Because of this, I usually shy away from purchasing these products. To know that Irieveda has their own allergen free manufacturing facility I feel much better about using their spices. The owner also indicated they were looking to open a storefront in the mainline area as well as strategically sourcing their herbs from local farmers, I truly believe they will enrich the mainline area and are looking to build a strong community around their brand and products.
As far as using their spices. From start to finish, my experience with this business has been stellar. Tashelle is professional, informative, and offer tons of worldly, hand-crafted spice blends and recipes for everyone. I told her of my challenges with so many spices using salt as a filler and I was delighted to hear that her blends are salt and sugars free. “”All Flavor, No Fillers”” she said. Their reusable packaging and presentation are exquisite. My favorite blend is their West Indies Curry. Its robust fragrance heightens the flavor profile of everything that I am cooking and adds the much needed aroma and depth to the meals that I prepare.
I believe that Irieveda Spice Blends deserves the 2023 Love Award because they are a local, small, minority, woman owned business that is truly reinventing allergen free spices. They are investing into the mainline area and we as mainline residents should also invest in Irieveda.”
– Kevin W.
2023 LOVE AWARD WINNER: BEST SUSTAINABLE SERVICE
Mother Compost
“Mother Compost has made the awareness of our role in saving our environment and the tasks associated with it SO easy. Our kids are the future and getting them onboard with their awareness of composting is crucial! It sets a great example for our children to have a local Mom (and her family) as the owner and founder. MC has come to my children’s school to collect pizza boxes after an event and my kids are tasked with emptying our compost bin every few days!”
– Kaitlin M.
2023 FAMILY FAVORITE SUSTAINABLE SERVICE
Samsara Sari
2023 FAMILY FAVORITE SUSTAINABLE SERVICE
Shift Sustainable Goods and Services
2023 LOVE AWARD WINNER: BEST TAX PREP
Worry Free Tax & Financial Solutions, LLC
“Zakaria has assisted my family with our tax preparation for the past two years. He is knowledgeable and kind, and has been timely, efficient, and thorough with our finances. My husband is self employed and I am traditionally employed, so the process of combining W2 and 1099 forms has been daunting in the past, but Zak has since made the process easy and dare I say, pleasant. We will be life-long clients and have referred him to many of our friends. Highly recommend.”
– Mustafa D.
2023 LOVE AWARD WINNER: BEST CAFE
Gryphon Cafe
“Love this cafe! The drinks and food are delicious and the staff is super friendly. Rich is always there to greet you with a smile!”
– Tiffany N.
2023 FAMILY FAVORITE CAFE
Black Cat
2023 FAMILY FAVORITE CAFE
Malvern Buttery
2023 LOVE AWARD WINNER: BEST CATERING
Gia Bella Catering
“We go above and beyond for all of our amazing clients. Our talented Chef and executive team take the time to truly understand our clients vision and make their event come to life. We support a wide range of philanthropic efforts from dozens of dine and Donate events, food sponsorships at charity events and gift certificate donations.”
– Jen S.
2023 FAMILY FAVORITE CATERING
Brother’s Catering
2023 FAMILY FAVORITE CATERING
Carlino’s Market
2023 FAMILY FAVORITE CATERING
Tredici Italian Market
2023 LOVE AWARD WINNER: BEST MEAL PREP
Homecooked
“I have been using HomeCooked Meals for many years, never been disappointed, always delicious and fresh ingredients and easy to follow directions. They are lifesavers, making my life so much easier, having fresh prepared meals always available.”
– Monika G.
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