Coop chats Eats and Entertainment at Plaza de Coco on the Disney Treasure

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00:00It's Coop with Big 98.1 on the incredible Disney Treasure,

00:04talking about one of my favorite things, as you can see.

00:06Food!

00:07I love food, and obviously Coco themed as well.

00:10I've got two amazing chefs with me,

00:12Chef Acai and Chef Grace.

00:14Can you guys, let's just start over here.

00:16I want to know everything about all of the foods.

00:18What do we have right here?

00:19So first of all here, we have the black bean soup.

00:23Very traditional when we think about black beans.

00:25Has been in the Mexican cuisine for a while now, right?

00:28We add chipotle pepper, kind of like intensify the flavors,

00:32and we serve it with pork cutlet.

00:34Very traditional take on Mexican cuisine.

00:36Before we move on to some of these other dishes,

00:38I want to talk about kind of the theme.

00:39I know Disney thinks of absolutely everything.

00:41I mean, if you just took a look around,

00:43you could see that Disney thinks of everything.

00:45Talk to me about kind of the curating of this menu

00:48and tying it in with Coco.

00:50Grace.

00:51So we did a lot of research with the movie

00:55and actually going and visiting places

00:59and restaurants.

01:00So we wanted to make sure that we continue telling the story,

01:03but through our craft, through our artistry.

01:05Do you guys have a favorite dish

01:06that's sitting out here right now?

01:07Of course.

01:08You say, what's your favorite?

01:09For me, it would be the shrimp diabla.

01:11I take on the Veracruz side of Mexico.

01:14Very coastal.

01:15If you think about vibrant colors and freshness,

01:19we use the shrimp sauteed with garlic.

01:21We use a red chipotle mild sauce,

01:25so you can taste the smokiness.

01:27Fingerling potatoes, pickled red onions, and birotes,

01:31a very traditional bread in Mexican cuisine.

01:33Let's move on to what I see here as a scallop,

01:35which is one of my top three favorite foods of all time.

01:37What is this dish?

01:38Of course, this is our sea bass seared with adobo.

01:41Adobo, again, is a spice very common

01:44in traditional Mexican cuisine.

01:46We combine peppers, spices.

01:48We serve it with Romanesco, carrots, peas,

01:53and chimichurri sauce.

01:54Okay, and what do we have here?

01:56Here is the braised short rib.

01:59We serve it with green beans, mashed potatoes,

02:01poured wine, and crispy shallots.

02:03Looks absolutely delicious.

02:05All right, Grace, what do we have going over here?

02:06You're the sweet stuff, right?

02:08I am. Okay, I love it.

02:09I can tell that just by looking at you.

02:10Talk to me about the sweet stuff.

02:11All right, so here we have a chocolate spicy tart.

02:14It has some cayenne pepper in it,

02:15and the reason why we went with this dessert

02:17is because the history of chocolate started in Mexico,

02:20so we wanted to include that tradition in this pastry.

02:24We have a margarita cheesecake,

02:26which has a salted shortbread crust

02:30and a raspberry agave sauce.

02:33Trying to put a spin and a play

02:35on that very favorite beverage.

02:38No tequila, so it's friendly for everyone.

02:41And then, of course, we had to have a tresleche.

02:44So it's a traditional tresleche with coconut,

02:47but we put a little spin on it and make it our own.

02:50It's served warm with a dulce de leche ice cream.

02:53So when you're here on the Disney Treasure,

02:54which is incredible in and of itself,

02:56you got to fill up the tummy.

02:58You got to come here to Plaza de Coco,

03:00get some food and a show,

03:00which we'll talk about a little bit later on.

03:02Thank you so much, Chef Isai and Chef Grace.

03:04We learned about food a little bit earlier on,

03:06Plaza de Coco, and we got to talk about the show,

03:08because it's not just amazing food that you're going to get.

03:10When you come here, you're going to get a show as well.

03:12I mean, nobody puts on a show like Disney,

03:14so I'm here with Juan and Mario.

03:16Can you guys talk to me a little bit

03:17about the show that happened here?

03:19Yes, we are inviting you

03:21not only to taste the taste of Mexico,

03:23but the Ribeiro family from our beloved Coco film.

03:26Miguel and his familia are welcoming you in

03:29to entertain you.

03:30So they'll be singing all of the favorite songs

03:32from the film, as well as authentic Mexican songs.

03:35We have mariachi performers,

03:38a story that's happening where, you know,

03:40we are a few years later

03:41and we're celebrating Dia de los Muertos.

03:43So we're sharing our culture with you through the film,

03:45through music and dance.

03:48All right, Mario, talk to me about the planning

03:50that goes into something like this.

03:52Absolutely, part of my focus was bringing musicians together,

03:57authentic mariachi performers,

03:59to play the beautiful music of Mexico.

04:01We went through a process of casting and auditioning

04:03and preparing them and rehearsing them

04:05to truly, truly portray our beautiful music of Mexico

04:09with some very known numbers like Cielito Lindo,

04:13Jalisco Noferrajes, El Sol de la Negra.

04:16We also have a beautiful folkloric dancer from Mexico.

04:19True authenticity in the musicianship,

04:21in the music, in their artistry.

04:23And we love having them be part of this

04:25Plaza de Coco here in San Francisco.

04:27Can you tell me about how many shows you guys are doing?

04:29So for instance, if someone's,

04:30they're gonna plan their trip to go on the Disney Treasure,

04:33they're gonna come here, have some amazing food,

04:34see the shows, talking about kind of how many you do,

04:37how they can see the show and, you know, enjoy it.

04:39So for our guests, this is a seven night cruising.

04:42And so we have a rotational dining.

04:45So part of your experience will be to dine here

04:48in Plaza de Coco.

04:49So you'll actually experience two different shows here.

04:52Night one is all about familia.

04:54So we want our families that are here on vacation

04:56to just come and be with their family,

04:58enjoy that time together.

05:00And so you'll be with Miguel, Abuelita Elena,

05:02the Rivera family.

05:04Then you'll come back later in the week

05:06and experience our night two show

05:08where it is Dia de los Muertos.

05:10And we're sharing all that comes with that,

05:12honoring our loved ones that have passed before us

05:15in a really, really beautiful, authentic way.

05:18And it's just very touching.

05:19And you get to see Miguel up here

05:21performing with the mariachi.

05:22It's just really, really cool.

05:24I bet the kids freak out.

05:25They love it.

05:26Absolutely.

05:27Enjoy the food and the show as well,

05:28obviously here at Plaza de Coco.

05:29Gentlemen, thank you so much.

05:30Thank you. Appreciate it.

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