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29 Aug

A History of Coffee

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Hear and experience the history of coffee. Enjoy an endless supply of traditional Italian coffee, with an Italian pastry as you hear about the origins of how Melbourne got to be one of the coffee capitals of the world.

Share a coffee, as you hear history from the people that created it - Dominic Pellegrino, author of 'Melbourne Coffee Roasters: A History' and Joe Jackson, from Genovese Coffee, and a 2024 Australian Olympic barista.

Hosted by Morocco Global, Dominic Pellegrino, Genovese Coffee, Mocopan Coffee, Melbourne Books, and Portfolio Institute.

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Sat 29 Aug
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm

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Morocco Global
8 Dorcas St
Southbank 3006

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Adult / general $25
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  • telephone number: 0475898818
  • email address: info@moroccoglobal.com.au
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Spectacle and Splendour: Art and the Court of George IV

Join Scott Coleman for a lecture on Art and the Court of George IV, accompanied by an afternoon tea.

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State v State: WA v SA Wine Showdown

WA takes on SA in a five-course, ten-wine showdown where your vote decides the winning state.

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Learn to Cook Thai: Pad Thai and Papaya Salad

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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

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