Race weekend turns Monaco upside down: the streets become a circuit, Port Hercule fills with yachts moored against the barriers, and every terrace with a view is spoken for. For guests watching from the deck or a balcony, the food has to fit between sessions and keep going late into the evening.
A private chef plans the weekend around the timetable: brunch before the first session, lunch and canapés on deck, a proper dinner once the engines stop. Deliveries and timing are organised ahead, because quays and roads close for the race.
What I cook on Grand Prix weekend
Race days on board
Brunch, lunch and canapés served on deck between sessions, cooked in your galley.
Grand Prix receptions
Standing receptions for guests watching the race from a terrace or a yacht.
Evenings after the race
A seated dinner in your apartment or villa, in Monaco or on the heights, once the circuit falls quiet.
Planning ahead
Planning race weekend
As soon as you have dates
Write early
The yacht or the address, the days and the number of guests. Grand Prix weekend is one of the first to fill.
Within 24 hours
The proposal
Availability and a proposal built around the race timetable.
Before race week
Access planned
Produce, equipment and deliveries organised ahead of the road and quay closures.
Race weekend
Between sessions
Each meal timed to the track, served while your guests follow the race.
At the table
From Mathias’s own tables
Lunch by the waterThe Mediterranean as a backdropService on its wayTartlets carried to the tableSalmon, melting potatoesMushrooms · Red gerbera
Local, in season
Produce comes from the Marché de la Condamine at the foot of the Rock and from the markets of the coast. A Monegasque touch — barbagiuan to open the afternoon, for instance — can be added on request, alongside champagne or the wines of your cellar.
You deal with Mathias directly — one conversation, and the menu, the market and the service are quietly taken care of.
Questions about a private chef for the Grand Prix
Can you cook on a yacht in Port Hercule during the Monaco Grand Prix?
Yes. Brunch, lunch on deck and canapés between sessions, cooked in your galley. Access to the quays is restricted on race weekend, so produce and timing are organised ahead. Send the dates, the yacht and the number of guests: Mathias replies within 24 hours. Yacht chef on the French Riviera
Do you also cook in apartments and villas around Monaco?
Yes. In Monaco itself and nearby, in Cap-d’Ail, Beausoleil and Roquebrune-Cap-Martin: dinners after the race, receptions or the whole weekend. Private chef in Monaco
How early should I book for Grand Prix weekend?
As early as you can: event weeks such as the Grand Prix fill first, and Mathias cooks every booking himself. Write as soon as your plans are set.
