When I was invited to a casual meal with Patricia Wells a few years back, I expected the highlight to be, well, meeting Patricia Wells. As enjoyable as that was, though, it couldn’t compare to my delight at being introduced to another woman I had only known through her words: “You’re Viv? “Seattle Bon Vivant“? That Viv?” 

Bon Vivant, a Francophile and Seattlephile, was one of the group I think of as the original food bloggers (Accidental Hedonist was another), and her honesty, her striking photos, and delight in food and beauty made her a favorite. Along with many other readers, I was sad and even worried when she stopped posting for several months. Her mother, as it turned out, had been diagnosed with cancer — and even after “Viv” returned from helping her, she decided to put her energy into living instead of chronicling.

Twitter, as I’ve written before, brought her back to us, as did Flickr. She was deeply involved in the Canvolution. Now that I know where to look, I’ve had the pleasure of running into her at several places where good food was to be found.

And now, Viv is back at the blog. Lorna Yee has an interview over at Seattle magazine on her return. Me, I can’t say it better than Tea did: “It’s your lucky day Seattle, charming and savvy gal about town @bonnevivante writes again.”

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