Bringing together food and tea, color and mood – TEALEAVES (luxury tea purveyor to Michelin chefs and five-star hotels worldwide) and Pantone Color Institute collaborated with 34 chefs and mixologists to produce an exquisite online exhibition, #PaletteForYourPalate. One can only imagine the beauty that is possible.
Founded and based in Vancouver, Canada in 1994, TEALEAVES is a tea brand used by five-star hotels and Michelin-star chefs, worldwide. In a recent collaboration with Pantone Color Institute, they invited and chefs and mixologists in the USA and Canada to draw inspiration from the latest packaging and translate it onto a plate or into a glass.
These are the results.
COCKTAIL NO. 1A
Enlightened Mixology:
Benzaiten
Using TeaLeaves Organic Long Life Green
Created at Fairmont Pacific Rim
COCKTAIL NO. 1B
Enlightened Mixology:
349*C
Using TeaLeaves Organic Long Life Green
Created at The Rittenhouse Philadelphia
COCKTAIL NO. 7B
Refreshed Mixology:
Peppermint Tea Margarita
Using TeaLeaves Organic Peppermint
Created at Omni King Edward Hotel
COCKTAIL NO. 9
Peaceful Mixology:
Jetlag Fizz
Using TeaLeaves Relax
Created at Calistoga Ranch, an Auberge Resort
DESSERT NO. 5
Exotic Pastry:
Le Chai
Using TeaLeaves Monsoon Chai
Created at JUNI
DESSERT NO. 6
Calm Pastry:
Composed Chamomile
Using TeaLeaves Organic Chamomile Blossoms
Created at Omni King Edward Hotel
DESSERT NO. 7A
Refreshed Pastry:
Glacial Atmosphere
Using TeaLeaves Organic Peppermint
Created at The St. Regis San Francisco
DESSERT NO. 9
Peaceful Pastry:
The Relax Island
Using TeaLeaves Relax
Created at The Rittenhouse Philadelphia
DESSERT NO. 10
Invigorated Pastry:
Adella
Using TeaLeaves Energy
Created at Mandarin Oriental, Miami
ENTRÉE NO. 8
Imaginative Culinary:
Celebration of Summer
Using TeaLeaves Organic Vanilla Rooibos
Created at JUNI
ENTRÉE NO. 9
Peaceful Culinary:
Ocean Breeze
Using TeaLeaves Relax
Created at Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach
Want more? See the full exhibit here.