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Glo-sponsored African Voices Playmakers to feature 2 top Chefs
African Voices Playmakers will this week host two creative chefs who have become inspirations to upcoming Africans across the continent. The programme of the Cable News Network (CNN) is sponsored by Globacom
The 30-minute magazine will parade the duo of Georgiana Viou from Benin Republic and Ayushi “Chef Yu” Gooroochurn, from Mauritius.
A mother of three, Georgiana Viou, a native of Benin Republic, emigrated from her country to Paris, France, with the aim of becoming an interpreter but later found herself working in the culinary circles.
Georgiana’s restaurant concept is bringing furnaces back to the centre stage, in a new and original setting; mixing Benin’s culinary opulence, travel and literature while reinterpreting local cuisine that respects the ethos of the producers and their respect for local practices and products.
Popularly called Chef Yu, Ayushi Gooroochurn, the second guest is a highly talented chef and Executive Chef at the Constance Belle Mare Plage Hotel in Mauritius. She and her team have been responsible for many outstanding culinary presentations. As a result of these feats, the 34-year-old chef and her team have been awarded certificates of appreciation for their masterpiece culinary presentations.
Georgiana Viou and Ayushi Gooroochurn will be on African Voices Playmakers on Saturday at 8.30 a.m. Repeats will air the same day at 2.00 p.m. and on Sunday at 4.30 a.m., 7.00 p.m. and Monday at 4.00 a.m. The same edition will be repeated on Saturday, next week at 8.30 a.m., 12 noon, on Sunday at 4.30 a.m., 7.00 p.m. and on Monday at 4.00 a.m.