Vip Chocolate Masterclass & Tour

Suzie’s father was a closet chocoholic who introduced her to the delights and health benefits of chocolate. He was known to never share his spoils but would occasionally let Suzie sample the wonders of a dark chocolate almond. 

As an inquisitive child growing up in Melbourne, she wondered what secrets chocolate really held? It was during work experience at the Melbourne Convention and Marketing Bureau that Suzie realized the opportunity to combine her joint passions of chocolate and Melbourne. 

In 1995, in order to help Melbourne promote itself as the food capital of Australia, she suggested leading a desserts and chocolate walking tour of Melbourne. Suzie created Chocoholic Tours as a premium, small group walking tour experience and it’s been an independent, family business ever since.

The goal was to create walking tours of Melbourne that are all inclusive with small groups of people; allowing the opportunity for guests to connect with the local guide, each other and share a local experience. This is where the Just Desserts Tour was born. 

In order to expand her chocolate knowledge Suzie travelled to visit chocolate makers in the UK, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland. She also visited cacao plantations in Mossman (Far North Queensland), Brazil and Hawaii. 

In 2001, Suzie launched her book Spoil yourself – a Chocoholic Guide to Melbourne and in 2012 received a Melbourne Lord Mayor’s Bronze Commendation Award for her 10 continuous years of promoting Melbourne.