Passionately Local Community

Purple Spoon as a Culinary Hub concept may have closed its tangible doors in Southwest Florida as of March 2019, yet the concept and intentions of this locally & sustainably focused culinary adventure continues with the wanderings of where ever this terrestrial journey shall take this Passionately Local chef.….

The story behind the previous name….Purple Spoon

The color Purple is the union of Red and Blue.

Red represents the fire, the passion and heat of the kitchen and cooking. Red is also the representative color of the Earth, the source of our nourishing foods, may it be plants or animals.

Blue represents calm and controlled yet flowing ~ this is how I conduct my kitchen. Our events are about the enjoyment of cooking which is best experienced in a comfortable environment where inspiration can prosper. Blue is also representative of the expansive oceans of this planet, from where we harvest the bounty of seafood and sea plants that are so enjoyable in our meals.  The oceans of Earth are also the home of phytoplankton which are the key to healthy oxygen production for our planet. Healthy oceans provide a clean, nourishing home to these vital sea creatures that keep our air healthy for the land dwellers and the ocean residents.

Bring together the Reds and Blues of these core elements of cooking + of our planet and you get Purple.

Then the spoon… well just about everything that is really delicious is best enjoyed when eaten with a spoon!

Welcome to my culinary oasis.
-Chef Kristina San Filippo

The Culinary Oasis has evolved into….Passionately Local

How to describe this culinary concept?

Local

Sustainable

Regenerative Farming

Stellar Ingredients

Know your Farmer

Know where your food comes from

Cook with those you Love

A Community of those who want to be connected to their food

Welcome kindred souls to your table to share in the nourishment

Feed your Soul

Inspire your Mind

Nourish your Body

Healthful perfectly balanced with Indulgent

Eating & living with these intentions has brilliantly been described as:
Passionately Local
We like this label, we like it a lot!!