Article first published in Forbes Monaco June/July 2020 issue. When life throws you a green orange. This time last year, I was double fisting dessert at La Vigie. In one hand, a mini-cone of homemade chocolate ice cream dripping down my fingers; in the other, wedges of the freshest fruit I have ever tasted. And, like Bono and his entourage next to me indulging in the daily grill specials, no…
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