Queensland Coffee Festival on again

By FoodWeek Online

The second Gold Coast Coffee Festival will take place this year on May 31 in Surfers Paradise."

Queensland's first The Coffee Festival, held last June, saw a huge crowd enjoy the wonderful line up of coffee, chocolate, tea and spice stalls as well as the inaugural Gold Coast Barista Championship," said event organiser, Liz Pommer.

"The most popular activities at the event, however, were the workshops where coffee, chocolate and tea fans could taste and use their favourite products," she said.

"Due to the popular demand, we will again host the painting with coffee, chocolate appreciation and where's that coffee from? workshops, as well as adding a couple of new sessions based around tea and spice."

"We will also again include the educational talks on the main stage which had experts from the tea, coffee and chocolate industries talking on everything from the history of coffee in Australia to how to make the perfect cup of tea to how to detect the quality of your chocolate," Pommer said.

"The first Gold Coast Barista Championship saw some of the best baristas come up with the most amazing concoctions including a Mandarin latte and a honeycomb Cappuccino."

This Gold Coast Barista Championship is now listed on the official circuit and can provide a pathway to the World Barista Championships for the top local baristas. "

This year the festival will be held on the same weekend as iconic music events Blues on Broadbeach and Wintersun so we think this will be an exciting weekend for anyone who wants to visit the Gold Coast," said Pommer.