Light and healthy Mediterranean cooking has become a trend in restaurants in Monaco in the last five years. They used to snub at such food of the poor. But today, the food of Monte Carlo has changed and it's quite a paradox. In a country known for its rich folks, the restaurants are promoting healthy cuisine which incorporates peasant food. He added that this was the old style of cooking in the South of France.
Food is kept very basic.
There should be no cream to hide the natural taste of food and olive oil is used in all cooking. Ducasse's Louis XV Restaurant in Hotel de Paris specialises in Mediterranean fare. It has earned a three-Michelin star rating. Restaurant Alain Ducasse in the Parc Victor Hugo hotel in France is Ducasse's other three-Michelin star dining outlet. Hotel de Paris used to be a winter resort for royalty who went to Monte Carlo for sea bathing.