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Food Worth Traveling For !

July 1, 2020 by Lynn Leave a Comment

FOOD WORTH TRAVELING FOR ! Do you eat to live, or do you live to eat?  Denis and I are definitely in the latter category.  In fact, we will travel long distances just to eat in the restaurant where a favorite recipe was created.  Such a trip is even more exciting if the chef who… 

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Filed Under: Austria, City Breaks, Countries of the World, Culinary Delights, Europe, France, French Riviera, Italy, United Kingdom, Vienna Tagged With: Austria, Food, France, Italy, Travel, UK

Viking Ocean Cruises Room Service Menu

October 26, 2019 by Denis Leave a Comment

Viking Ocean Cruises Room Service Menu Whenever I am considering eating out at a new restaurant, I go online and try to check out the menu. Similarly, whenever I am considering going on a cruise, I go online and try to check out the restaurant and room service menus. All too often, I have found… 

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Filed Under: Caribbean Cruises, Cruises, World's Best Cruises Tagged With: Cruise, Food, menu, room service, Travel

When in Nice, we live to eat !

August 5, 2018 by Lynn Leave a Comment

WHEN IN NICE, WE LIVE TO EAT ! The culinary scene in Nice and the glamorous Côte d’Azur features some of the best dishes of both France and its neighbor to the east, Italy.  Fresh pasta, authentic pasta dishes and pizza as well as gelato are all plentiful as are warm artisanal croissants in the… 

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Filed Under: Countries of the World, Culinary Delights, Europe, France, French Riviera, Nice, Travel Tales, Urban Adventures Tagged With: Food, France, Nice, Restaurant, Travel

DBGB Kitchen and Bar in Washington, DC!

November 3, 2014 by Lynn 2 Comments

DBGB Kitchen and Bar in Washington DC! Welcome to The DC Food Scene … BonVoyageurs‘ tribute to the impressive growth and development of our hometown’s restaurant and food scene.  When we are here in town and not in traveling mode, we will try to make The DC Food Scene a regular feature for our readers…. 

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Filed Under: City Breaks, Culinary Delights, Washington Tagged With: around the world, Boulud, city breaks, DBGB, Food, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City, Travel, USA, Washington

Cookbooks : The best Italian cookbooks of all times!

October 10, 2014 by Denis 3 Comments

Cookbooks : The best Italian cookbooks of all times! There are two Italian cookbooks everyone should have on their kitchen shelf and I really wish I had known about them earlier in my life. I love Italian food and I regard Italian cuisine as one of the top cuisines of the world. Why did it… 

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Filed Under: Culinary Delights Tagged With: around the world, Artusi, city breaks, Cookbook, cookbooks, Food, Italian, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City

My lifelong affair with Spaghetti alla Carbonara!

September 19, 2014 by Denis 1 Comment

In 1968, Time Life Books released a new book about cooking, “Recipes from Italy”. Up until then, my idea of Italian food did not extend much further than veal piccata, spaghetti with meatballs, or pepperoni pizza. But my girlfriend was intent on becoming a good cook, and, following carefully the instructions from the book, she… 

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Filed Under: Culinary Delights, Italy, Uncategorized Tagged With: around the world, Carbonara, city breaks, Food, Italy, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City, Spaghetti, Spaghetti alla Carbonara, Travel

BEST restaurants in Montreal Quebec Canada

September 15, 2014 by Denis Leave a Comment

This is a list of the best restaurants in Montreal. By best restaurants, we mean restaurants where we had the most delicious and enjoyable dining experiences, a combination of ambiance, service, people and food. Some of these restaurants are expensive, others are quite inexpensive; some are more formal than others. We have eaten several times… 

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Filed Under: Canada, City Breaks, Montreal, N. America Tagged With: America, around the world, Best, best restaurants, Canada, city breaks, Food, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Montreal, Quebec, Quebec City, Restaurants, Travel

BEST of Djibouti food : Skoudehkaris !

September 12, 2014 by Denis Leave a Comment

Skoudehkaris is a classic Djibouti dish, a flavorful lamb and rice stew. . The following recipe comes from 196flavors.com : Ingredients – 1 lb. of lamb shoulder (shank) cut into pieces – 2.5 cups of rice – 5 fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced – 1 tablespoon of tomato paste – 1 red onion, sliced… 

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Filed Under: Africa Tagged With: Africa, around the world, city breaks, Country, Djibouti, Food, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City, Travel

BEST of Denmark food : Frikadeller Smorrebrod !

September 10, 2014 by Denis Leave a Comment

Frikadeller Smorrebrod Every time I visit Denmark, I make a point of having a smorrebrod or Danish Open Sandwich meal. The types of smorrebrod are only limited by the chef’s imagination so there’s always something new to try. However, there’s no better smorrebrod for me than one featuring the very classic and unique Danish version… 

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Filed Under: Culinary Delights, Denmark, Europe Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Country, Denmark, Europe, Food, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City, Smorrebord, Travel

BEST of Czech Republic food : Vepro-Knedlo-Zelo !

September 10, 2014 by Denis 1 Comment

Vepro-Knedlo-zelo is short for veprova (roast pork), dumplings (knedliky), zeli (sauekraut). Roast pork with dumplings and sauerkraut, a classic Czech dish! There are several variations of the dish, and most Czech restaurants offer it. Dobru chut (Bon Appetit)! . The following recipes come from my-prague-sights.com: Roast Pork (Vepřová Pečene) Ingredients: 1 tbs vegetable oil 1… 

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Filed Under: Culinary Delights, Czech Republic, Europe Tagged With: around the world, city breaks, Country, Czech, Europe, Food, Joie de vivre, luxury escapes, Quebec City, Travel

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Meet the Crew.

TOP 10 travel experts and influencers on social media and rated as one of the most influential travel bloggers in the world, Denis and Lynn Gagnon have been circling the globe for more than 45 years. Former international business travelers, they know how to travel - with class, comfort, and style. Members of the National Press Club, PTBA , NATJA and SATW. Wish to connect? Email them at BonVoyageurs@gmail.com.

A NEW addition to the BonVoyageurs team is Atlanta-based travel writer and culinary expert Dominique Gagnon, and travel photographer Justin Ellis. By day, Dominique designs and grows new meaningful consumer brands, while Justin is a neuroscientist and psychiatrist researching early brain development. By night, they are watching Chef's Table while plotting their next culinary and sport adventure.

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