Hilton Brisbane's award-winning restaurant Vintaged Bar + Grill  and a fashion icon are set to team up and combine their skills to create a special menu for the month of March.

 

Renowned former Vogue Australia editor Kirstie Clements and Hilton Brisbane's executive chef Jeremy Clark will meld fashion and food to create #thebrisbanetaste, a special three-course menu.

 

Hilton Brisbane's Executive Chef Jeremy Clark said the creation of the menu was an unusual process but the final product was a representation of just how good food was in the city.

 

"The menu will be a true reflection of Brisbane cuisine, focusing heavily on local produce, using simple but meaningful cooking techniques to ensure the offering is bursting with flavour.

 

Mr Clark said the opportunity to collaborate with Kirstie was inspired by the QueensPlaza documentary Uncovering the Brisbane Look.

 "Working with Kirstie really opened my eyes to the finer detail of design and the use of certain colours and how they impact on experience and tie in with taste," he said.

 

The former Vogue Editor, Kirstie Clements who took on role as Executive Producer and narrator of the documentary was invited to collaborate with Hilton Brisbane Executive Chef Jeremy Clark, to produce a menu which reflects the Brisbane taste.

 

The partnership revives a long standing history between Hilton Brisbane and the Brisbane fashion scene, from fashion launches in the 1980's and 1990's, to hosting the inaugural Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

 

"When I was first invited to collaborate on a menu, and to put a fashion spin on it, I immediately thought of colour as an inspiration. It's the same when I think about Brisbane" Ms Clements said.

 

"There are strong parallels between the art of fashion design, and the art of food. It's about symmetry and vision being used to create pure delight and Jeremy has interpreted this brilliantly.

 

"I wanted the menu to be fresh, light, clean and uncomplicated"

 

"The menu incorporates fresh, organic, and neat compilation of ingredients to create the perfect fashion inspired menu," she said.

 

An Instagram competition will run from March 3 to March 30, using the hashtag #thebrisbanetaste.

The competition will challenge people to snap and upload their personal interpretation of the Brisbane taste, incorporating an element of food.

 

Each week the best shot will win a high tea experience for two people valued at $110. The overall winner at of the competition will win a Hilton Brisbane Bubbly nights' accommodation package, featuring an overnight hotel stay and a bottle Veuve Clicquot Vintage 2004 Champagne.

 

Full details of the competition visit Hilton Brisbane's Facebook page

 

The menu:

Start: salmon sashimi, pink grapefruit, seaweed + ocean trout roe

Middle: rib eye of lamb, zucchini flower, green peas, polenta panisse, romessco + red vein sorrel

End: local organic berries, yoghurt sorbet + raspberry juice

Matched cocktail: Vintaged kir royale chandon sparkling wine + chambord garnished with fresh berries + a twist of lemon

 

About Uncovering the Brisbane Look documentary:

QueensPlaza is set to launch an inspiring documentary film exploring and celebrating Brisbane style titled Uncovering the Brisbane Look.

 

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Hailey Bartholomew, Uncovering the Brisbane Look is local in flavour but national in significance binding the collective passion, creativity and nous of Brisbane's thriving fashion industry.

 

Former Vogue Editor and best-selling author Kirstie Clements takes the reigns as Executive Producer, narrating this film that's about celebrating all that is brave and brilliant about Brisbane life and style.

 

Over countless months of production, the documentary has gathered the insights and contributions from some of the biggest names in Australian fashion, art and popular culture.

 

Retail Manager of QueensPlaza, Emma Chettleburgh said "QueensPlaza is Brisbane's leading premium shopping destination, it was only fitting that they worked with partners who represented innovation, style and creativity- Hilton Brisbane represents all of that."

 

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