hi everyone welcome to cafe Gioia it's joy in italian so our kind of place let's go check it out
look at this look oh wow
we've arrived in heaven
hello welcome to cafe Gioia which is found in Radisson
Blue Azuri resort and spa in Roche Noir thank you
chef he's about to zhuzh up Riki's thing i'm just going to put some balsamic
on top there you go one two three
such sticky balsamic wow how beautiful is that Riki's going to get a million photos
thank you so much what arrived you could arrive it's like a pepperoni pizza but it's called
salami cheese olive crumb
oh that smells incredible
beetroot pickled mozzarella ball pumpkin pickle wow dried tomato fresh tomato
parmesan chips olive crumb
i'm gonna eat it
wow look at this
lunch have you ever seen something so beautiful
me neither it's a whole pizza pull
that base looks lovely
wow
salami pizza where last did you have one
this is real quality salami mozzarella is fantastic and the sauce oh it does look great
proper italian base just like we had in italy oh wow destroy the presentation and roll it up
a little bit parmesan on there as well it looks like rocket and some basil make sure you get
the salami it is so good the semolina dusting on the bottom that's why it's proper italian
oh yes oh and check this out because they really know their dough
you can eat this all the way to the crust
oh that's good bread wow
i know it's gonna break his heart but this has to be eaten
i think the only way to do it is actually just to go for it oh man oh and the bread is lovely
okay now that we've destroyed it we can eat it but then you have to decide
what to start with because it's like pickled beetroot i mean that's lovely
taste that with some of the tapanada bread and the mozzarella ball oh no let's not be
greedy we'll cut one in half oh they're proper little mozzarella balls look at that gooey sticky
wow the sweet beetroot pickle and then the creamy mozzarella and then the olive and then
the mmm sour bread this is the sourdough bread i think so it tastes great whatever it is that's
yummy yummy yummy and i haven't even had everything yet piece of tomato
oh that's like a caprice salad now
i love this plate and you haven't even had a parmesan twill yet
i feel so healthy oh man this is this is a this is a discovery salad bread sandwich i
don't know amazing because you've got the fresh tomato and then the like sun-dried tomatoes
the mozzarella the beetroot pickle and he said wait there was another
there's like a pumpkin pumpkin pickle these how beautiful are these they look like a coral yeah
oh it's like a coral salad sandwich absolutely absolutely lovely are you going to share
anytime soon thanks Riki go for it Bryan i think this is the first sandwich you've ever
eaten with a knife and fork yes oh that's weird but it feels it feels hot exactly absolutely
what did you even get a combination of
oh it's so good you understand now i'll take a piece of bread slapped on top you like a
sandwich but i think this is the sourdough bread i know look at that look look look how gorgeous
not just beautiful but really really tasty the combination of the flavors is i know no the chef
really knows what he's doing he really does and how to combine these flavors wow that's a must eat
must eat must eat i'm sorry chef we have obliterated your beautiful creation but
unfortunately it has to be done oh i just realized this is completely vegetarian
oh i'm actually eating vegetarian food and liking it uh-huh wow oh my life's changed it's italian
type vegetarian sun-dried tomato because i can the basil leaf crumb oh no and then this crumb
crumb crumb sprinkle on top now if that is not the most perfect mouthful i've ever seen i reckon
well we got the famous barista to make us a coffee he does he does the best coffee art mauritius i've
heard first this is normally arabica arabica from ethiopia and you grind into powder 20
grams of the coffee have been grind and this is my tamper i have to tamp the coffee first here
like this pull it very well and clean very good remove the bottle keep it here i make two
cappuccinos like art coffee art cafe okay oh here they come in extra milk so as you can make the
design our design the steamer i'll just do the milk 70 degrees 70 degrees and you can
feel that in your hands your hand is the feeling and while you drinking your coffee you don't burn
your tongue so my milk is ready texture milk you can see and uh espresso is here so one two
i'll make art for you
so okay one two three
this is art wow and in this art i can write your name
um
you thank you so much so awesome
Riki getting photos of his special coffee
it has my name on it literally has your name on it i've never had a coffee with my name on it
right a million pictures have been taken and now because have you seen how beautiful this
looks it really does my word but the barista said that you could drink the coffee straight away
oh wow that is good coffee and perfect temperature oh man but yours doesn't have your name on it
oh lovely Shik Sha has explained to me
passion cheesecake citron tart lemon tart red berry mousse check that red berry
how beautiful is that wow and a strawberry tart with real strawberries and it's all made
follow the finger there's the guy actually preparing them right there
proper cheesecake mmm gorgeous that's like proper
their famous homemade iced tea
wow no straw
oh you don't want to drink this through a straw you just want to glug it down
oh it's actually bigger than i thought
red berry musalicious oh wow it's so berry yum it looks amazing
you've got a pull tab so sure you must be able to pick it up and eat it of course
what is in that i recognize it it's like lemon curd with that stuff that they put
on baked alaska on top oh like a meringue yeah yeah wow oh beautiful crumbly pastry
i know what this is now this is um lemon meringue
are you eating the inside out it's sort of lemony oh man
i love that squishing out the strawberries there they're so well balanced
like a shortbread crumbly crumbly buttery
biscuit base looks like he's put something else secret in between there then the cream
thing and the strawberries i think that is a strawberry shortcake oh look how adorable that
is oh it's like perfect with a little cherry on top and everything strawberry strawberry
oh it's lovely wow soft and crumbly and really light i thought when i dip it in coffee too
i bet no one's ever done that before
Bryan has discovered so yeah they actually have the menu of the day and it changes every day
every day every day differently you have a bit different you never seem like guests
come tomorrow not same thing so every day change Mauritian chicken curry yeah
and crispy calamari
the famous Shik Sha that we keep missing but she's finally here today
so nice to actually get to meet you well i actually have Ashwi here he's actually the
head chef nice to meet you so you're actually in charge of making all of this stuff here
so all of the making and the bread of the dessert there okay here we have
a variety of dessert we have all kind of dessert we have vegan we have uh veg also
bathrooms his and hers let's go have a look oh wow
oh sorry about bumping look at this this is such a gorgeous bathroom
man
this is beautiful incredible on your tables you've got terra estate
olive oil spray and balsamic vinegar spray how cool is that let me show you the sugar coffee shop
with the sugar lesson uh sugar starts more like the molasses type so this beautiful dark i love
this stuff and then more refined you get the demerara and more around the last like muscovado
then you get the white sugar but they don't serve that here because it doesn't go as well with coffee
lesson complete here's the beverages menu smoothies all your soft drinks wow milkshakes
mojitos and those iced teas and of course healthy bottles of water even perrier cocktails yep coffee
shop is licensed oh they sound amazing right so breakfast is served from eight until 10 i think
really importantly there's a blt
and a proper english breakfast and add extras the rest of the day you've got lunch
beautiful things some of these are really oh man i'd love to eat any of those oh
this is interesting they've actually got a plant-based menu wow and check it out pizzas
oh yes yes yes wow chicken curry puttanesca poorman's pizza
Jet seven oh it's salmon truffle oil and salami actual salami i'm gonna check that's
actually salami and then specials of the day so as you can see once the dishes are
finished they get rubbed off the board so if it's not there well you didn't even know
what a beautiful oh shy
and you can bring your puppy oh what a good doggie what a good oh you're so fluffy you look so soft
oh what a sweetie pie go get your cake don't get your cake you're going to be the new thumbnail
goodbye enjoy such bravery keep walking
wow
well we did eat and we are stuffed now we're going for a walk to burn it off a bit and how gorgeous
how awesome is this walking area it's just we're on the east coast you don't quite get the sun set
thing you get the sunrise yeah it's still stunning well you can actually see rain falling on that
island oh man look at this that is so epic wait let's try to get a palm tree oh yes uh-huh welcome
to mauritius guys what is it oh it's raining i'm pointing at the rain tell me this video hold it
surprised you're not getting wet is it raining i'm getting wet i can feel it it's water
right guys here you go where we are on the east coast in the north Radisson Blue
there make sure you book and then come right in wow cafe Gioia delivering on it's joyful name
everyone thanks for watching see you again next time