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there . Dad ’ s office was there . They lived at La Bahia .
Then when I was born my parents moved to L ’ Estoril ; it ’ s where I grew up . All my childhood I was in Princess Grace Avenue playing at the beach . Princess Grace Avenue has my DNA .
: When did you decide for yourself that you would like to succeed your father in business ? Was it always what you liked to do ?
SS : By the time I graduated from school I was working with my Dad . The family business was something I always wanted to do , so it was never a question for me .
: How did it happen that your Dad decided to open Sass Café ?
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SS : My Dad is very talented at public relations . He is very good with people . Then the opportunity came : in 1993 our family friend Michel Pastor had to close down his restaurant and my Dad decided to take over the business .
Sassa , Yolande and Samy SASS Сасса , Иоланда и Сэми САСС
HelloMonaco : Samy , thank you so much for interviewing with us . To start , could you share more about your family ’ s background and history ? Where does your family come from ? How did you arrive at living in Monaco ?
Samy Sass : Ah , well , I was born in Monaco . My father was born in Barcelona , Spain in 1937 . My grandparents were of Turkish and Portuguese origin . Trying to
My Dad is very talented at public relations . He is very good with people .
escape the war Dad ’ s family moved to France around 1941 , then later on in 1946 they decided to move to Monaco . Dad had a Turkish mom and Portuguese dad . My Mom is totally French .
: What brought the family to Monaco ?
SS : None of them are from here but they met in Monaco . My dad was running a nightclub here in the 70s , and my Mom was in the retail business . My parents met and married in Monaco .
Samy SASS Сэми САСС
Princess Grace Avenue where today the Sass Café and the Niwaki restaurant are , is where the family story started . Mom has 4 shops
That ’ s how it started . In September 1993 Sass Café was born and this September we were able to celebrate the 29th anniversary of it .
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