Merlo Coffee and Chocolate Affair

Overview

When I was a child my mother never allowed me to have too much chocolate or coffee. Since moving out of home, I have formed an adoring and somewhat crazed love affair with both of them and now my dream of chocolate and coffee coming together has become a reality, with Portside Wharf hosting the Merlo Coffee & Chocolate Affair. If Cadbury and Nescafé don’t satisfy you anymore then I’m sure you’ll find something there to tickle your fancy.

Once you're on a sugar high or are just a little too wide awake then you should head on over to one of the classes being held there on the science of coffee and the secrets of how to make the perfect brew, which will be hosted by the owner of Merlo coffee, Dean Merlo.

Chocoholics and Coffee addicts: ready your bibs and prepare your body for what is sure to be a sensation overload! Even those people who “claim” to not like chocolate or drink coffee will become devotees once they experience the pleasure of Brazilian roasted coffee beans or handmade Swiss chocolate. Even my own mother would become a fan!

As Bach once said: “Ah! How sweet coffee tastes! Lovelier than a thousand kisses, sweeter far than muscatel wine! I must have my coffee”. I’m sure this could be applied to chocolate as well.