High diplomacy and cuisine are inseparable. “I am just a cook”, Christian Garcia, Prince Albert II’s Executive Chef humbly is reported to say, while at the same time he smooths the way for Kings and Queens, Presidents and Diplomats to conduct negotiations with Princes.
The modern Monte-Carlo Country Club was originally named “Lawn Tennis de Monte-Carlo”; it was located just behind the Hôtel de Paris and managed by the Société des Bains de Mer (SBM) being considered an international tennis “hub” since those times addressed both men’s and women’s tournaments (date of the.