More Expertise When You Need It
Being full service doesn't mean pretending we're experts at everything.
Over the years, we've built relationships with specialists who allow us to bring additional expertise into a project when it makes sense. Big Spoon remains your main point of contact while we assemble the right team around your goals.
Our Partners
Mise En Place
Culinary Development & Test KitchenMise En Place is a longtime Richmond cooking school and culinary event space led by Chef Christine Wansleben. For food and hospitality projects, the professional kitchen gives our clients a place for recipe testing, focus groups, product development, food preparation, photoshoots and other hands-on culinary work.
Salt And Acid
Beverage Consulting & TrainingFounded by Richmond bartender and beverage consultant Beth Dixon, Salt and Acid specializes in cocktail menu development, cost and inventory analysis and bartender training. The partnership allows restaurant and hospitality clients to take a beverage program from idea to finished menu with experienced guidance along the way.
Jacqui Depas Schlosser
Photography & Visual Storytelling
Jacqui is a Richmond-based photographer and entrepreneur behind By Jacqui Photography. Her work brings an experienced storytelling eye to people, food, hospitality and lifestyle photography, giving us additional production support for projects throughout Virginia and the DMV.
Davide De Pas
Photography & Video, South Florida
Davide is a South Florida-based photographer whose work spans corporate, commercial, restaurant, food, portrait and event photography. His experience gives Big Spoon a trusted visual production partner for clients throughout Fort Lauderdale, Miami and beyond.
Barb Lamb
Business & Food Strategy
Barb is a Big Spoon strategist and the founder of The Apple Cart Company, a consulting business built around helping food businesses start and grow. She brings extensive experience in food and beverage strategy, consumer products, retail positioning and business development, helping clients think beyond the marketing campaign and look at the bigger picture.
Eileen Mellon
Writing, Editing & Digital Audits
Eileen is a Richmond-based writer and editor with extensive experience covering businesses, food, hospitality and the people behind them. She works with Big Spoon on website and marketing copy, editing and digital audits, helping clients strengthen both what they say and how they show up online. Her editorial background brings an extra level of clarity and polish when a project calls for a deeper look at messaging or content.