"Tofu Phil" Spiegel

Tofu Phil is the owner and creator of Small Planet Organic Tofu, the original artist of the company.

As you probably read in our story, Tofu Phil started Small Planet Tofu in 1992 and after submerging himself in every aspect of tofu production, it was only natural that he emerged as a true artist. Tofu Phil has done everything from grinding to cooking, from pressing to cutting, to packaging to delivering to managing the books and marketing, he's done it all. Even though he's not actively in production these days, his hand is still on the pulse of every aspect of Small Planet Organic Tofu.

Tofu Phil does have other interests besides tofu, though that's his first love; he's an avid cyclist and snowboarder.

Drisan Turner

Drisan Turner is our lead tofu production specialist. He started out in 1995 as Phil's real first tofu apprentice.

Tofu Phil says:

"I trained him well, because he can now perform tofu magic as good or better than me. Drisan and I have known for a long time that the art of making tofu has an element that we call "The Dance," which involves movement and flow. Drisan has definitely mastered this art, integrating his background in martial arts, Qi Gong, Tai Chi and Eastern philosophy. We feel he has the process down of making the most incredible product. We feel confident that you'll be able to feel the energy that goes into producing our tofu. He's pretty amazing."

"When we tell people that the difference in Small Planet Organic  Tofu is how it's made, where it's made and who's making it, Drisan is one of the key elements in the making of our organic tofu."