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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Recent Examples of bon vivant
The restaurant also serves a handful of low-ABV cocktails ($14-$17) like the bon vivant, made with shochu, dry vermouth, oleo saccharum, Pescadero sea salt and bay laurel oil; or the low tide, featuring an aloe aperitif, cucumber-parsley cordial and tonic.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The sunny, bubbly bon vivant is staying upbeat, and looking at the positives, per usual.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
Talley, a brilliant bon vivant and the first Black man to serve as creative director of Vogue, was a kind of caped crusader for high fashion (quite literally; his cape collection was legendary).
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Graham was a hedge-fund manager, Columbia University professor, mentor to Warren Buffett, author and bon vivant.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The sunny, bubbly bon vivant is staying upbeat, and looking at the positives, per usual.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
Talley, a brilliant bon vivant and the first Black man to serve as creative director of Vogue, was a kind of caped crusader for high fashion (quite literally; his cape collection was legendary).
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Graham was a hedge-fund manager, Columbia University professor, mentor to Warren Buffett, author and bon vivant.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bon vivant
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For example, every state seems to have a signature epicurean specialty, such as Cochinita Pibil, a stew of pork slow-roasted in a banana leaf and Sopa de Lima, a traditional lime soup made with chicken or beef and served with tortilla chips.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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This fall Robb Report is gathering some of the greatest chefs in America to descend upon Nashville for the annual epicurean festival that is Culinary Masters.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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And now, with a myriad of buzzy new restaurants helmed by some of France’s top chefs and curious creatives from around the world eager to experiment with the territory’s rich ingredients, Biarritz is becoming an epicure’s paradise in its own right.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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The epicure who dreamed up this last part was, allegedly, a priest.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Anne Marie Panoringan, Culture OC food writer, notes that even for seasoned gastronomes, the value proposition feels off.—
Brock Keeling,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Painters, sculptors, designers, and young gastronomes with a forward-thinking vision have put down roots.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Vogue,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Bon vivant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bon%20vivant. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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