as in gourmet
a person with refined tastes in food and wine
a bon vivant who loves to hold dinner parties and serve exquisite, elaborate meals
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Like the LeBaron, the Y-Foil 77 was also of highly dubious celebrity provenance, having supposedly once belonged to the late writer and bon vivant George Plimpton.
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Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
Roosevelt used his bon vivant air to encourage people to speak up and share their truths with him.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
While the Cyclades have made Condé Nast Traveler’s list of the Best Places to Go in 2024, for those en route to the islands, Athens and its bon vivant attitude await, and demand more than just a single night to be discovered.
—Anastasia Miari, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024
Zubkov is a free spirit and a bon vivant, and Yaffa relishes his antiauthoritarian spirit.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
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Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
Roosevelt used his bon vivant air to encourage people to speak up and share their truths with him.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
While the Cyclades have made Condé Nast Traveler’s list of the Best Places to Go in 2024, for those en route to the islands, Athens and its bon vivant attitude await, and demand more than just a single night to be discovered.
—Anastasia Miari, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024
Zubkov is a free spirit and a bon vivant, and Yaffa relishes his antiauthoritarian spirit.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
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“Bon vivant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bon%20vivant. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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