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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This innovative jazz-age pianist, songwriter and Harlem bon vivant had skills as oversized as the 300-pound personage that stamped him with the nickname he is remembered by.
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Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2024
Horst was a bon vivant, Huene a puritanical aesthete.
—Christian House, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
That’s Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper), who, in his late 20s, has already been many successful things: pianist, composer, teacher, seducer, bon vivant and, of course, conductor.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
There’s director and bon vivant Paul Feig, the focus of The Answers this month; another who does things his way and looks good doing it.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2023
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Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2024
Horst was a bon vivant, Huene a puritanical aesthete.
—Christian House, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
That’s Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper), who, in his late 20s, has already been many successful things: pianist, composer, teacher, seducer, bon vivant and, of course, conductor.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
There’s director and bon vivant Paul Feig, the focus of The Answers this month; another who does things his way and looks good doing it.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2023
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