Updated on June 04, 2024
In the world of fine dining, it’s the women’s time to shine! Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer is proud to present its talented female chefs, who oversee 2 of the resort’s hottest restaurants.
They are bold, brave and incredibly accomplished, with a diverse range of backgrounds and influences and a shared passion for good food. Find out more about the women at the helm of Em Sherif at the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, and COYA Monte-Carlo.
In conversation with chefs Yasmina Hayek, and Victoria Vallenilla!
Yasmina Hayek on the art of entertaining
EM Sherif is a tale of love and family. Already a worldwide presence with 16 restaurants around the globe, now it is coming to the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo. At the helm is executive chef Yasmina Hayek, the daughter of founder Mireille Hayek, whose restaurants indulge diners’ senses with top-quality, traditional Lebanese cuisine. We sat down with her to talk about her keen desire to introduce Monegasque diners and visiting guests to her family’s food at EM Sherif Monte-Carlo.
Victoria Vallenilla, crafting flavour with feeling
At just 27 years old, Victoria Vallenilla has taken over the brigade of the establishment, which for the past four seasons has been sublimating the great classics of Peruvian cuisine with delicate touches of Asian gastronomy. The Venezuelan, who grew up in the Caribbean, has become the Resort and COYA restaurant group’s first female chef. “The restaurant business is a very male-dominated environment. You have to be more assertive and justify your choices more than men” proudly admits this talented young woman.
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