Chili At Ten Paces! Kettle & Tin's Chili Cook Off

Get your spoons ready Brisbane because this weekend marks the return of Kettle & Tin’s third annual, Chili Cook Off!

Venues from around Brisbane will battle it out for the coveted title of chili master this Sunday, 29 March, from 10am. 2014 saw over 700 people in Kettle & Tin’s Paddington backyard, and this year will see even more participants with ten venues going head to head for the title of chili master including:

Pablo (New Farm)
Cove Bar & Dining (South Bank)
Super Whatnot (City)
Statler & Waldorf (Caxton St)
Anise (New Farm)
Team Goat
Fiamme Trattoria
Yardbird Alehouse
Alkaline Warriors

Two of the contenders – Super Whatnot and Statler & Waldorf – agreed to meet pre-chili cook off to water-down any simmering tempers.

Matt Anderson, Head Chef at Statler & Waldorf; Matt McCurdy, Kettle & Tin Chef; Adam Elliott, Owner at Super Whatnot; Marcus Fleury, Chef at Super Whatnot - Image © Stephen Sloggett

Statler & Waldorf

Matt Anderson - Head Chef

Chili is best served... Balanced among complementary flavours.

I can't tell you my secret ingredient, but I can let slip... There will be peanut butter in my chili.

You need to try my chili because... It has peanut butter in it.

You need to attend Kettle & Tin’s third annual, Chili Cook Off because... It’ll be an awesome day, like it was last year.

If you like it spicy... Come on down to Kettle & Tin and try all the chilis on offer.

Which celebrity, sportsperson would you like to be your chili spokesperson? Anthony Bourdain.

Super Whatnot

Marcus Fleury - Chef

Chili is best served... Hot.

I can't tell you my secret ingredient, but I can let slip... It will be explosive.

You need to try my chili because... It’s the spiciest and hottest chili in town.

You need to attend Kettle & Tin’s third annual, Chili Cook Off because... It's going to be hottest event of the year.

If you like it spicy... You should come try ours and take the Super Whatnot chili challenge!

Which celebrity, sportsperson would you like to be your chili's spokesperson? The guy from 'Man v. Food'.

Image © Stephen Sloggett

Kettle & Tin are also pleased to welcome back, high-profile chef Philip Johnson (e’cco bistro) and Kettle & Tin chef Frazer Henderson as judges who will partake in a blind tasting to decide 2015’s chili master.

$10 entry gets chili lovers a beer on arrival from either: Burleigh Brewing Co., Batlow, Rocks Brewing or Stone & Wood, a taste of all chilis on offer, and a vote for the chili they loved the most.

Venues will be doubling up on chili this year as the chili stocks ran out for all venues – double the chilli, double the fun! There'll also be a live performance by Woodnut's Lament.

Image © Stephen Sloggett

Kicking off KT's Brewsvegas celebrations on Saturday 28 March is the event ‘MS Chili Fundraiser’ benefitting MS Queensland (The Big Dinner Party initiative). From 11am, join the K&T crew for a live, art installation by local Brisbane artists Asa Boardman and Andy Harwood and Argentinian artist Alex Lange.

Guests will enjoy a selection of local craft beers from Newstead Brewing, Green Beacon, Burleigh Brewing and Brewhouse and tantalise their taste buds with a chili-inspired menu designed by Kettle & Tin chefs Matty McMurdy and Frazer Henderson including: chilli dogs with jack cheese and caramelised onions, pulled pork nachos with jalapeno, cheese sauce and sweet tomato salsa or watermelon with minted mojito sugar.

The events are being hosted as part of Brewsvegas, a week-long celebration of craft beer running until 29 March with various key events being held in participating venues around Brisbane.