New York, NY (PRWEB) July 15, 2006
Travelers seeking the best culinary experience on Barbados aren't heading to the island's top Zagat-rated restaurant. Instead, they are booking a week at Bon Vivant, a privately owned villa featuring world-class chefs trained by masters ― Mario Batali, Daniel Boulud and David Bouley among them ― available through LaCURE Villas, http://www.lacurevillas.com.
Called "one of the most gracious getaways for the well-heeled," by The London Times, Bon Vivant offers a unique chef stage program, in which every four months its team of four chefs travels around the world to renowned restaurants to study under the masters. In New York, they've perfected their skills at Babbo, Le Bernadin, Bottega Del Vino, Nobu, Daniel Boulud, Bouley and WD-50. In London, they've spent weeks at Gordon Ramsey, Foliage, The Square and Home House. They've dabbled in Cajun cooking under Chef John Folse at Lafitte's Landing in New Orleans, learned the intricacies of French cuisine at TRU in Chicago and mastered the art of baking at King Arthur's Baking School in Norwich Vermont.
When Bon Vivant is not booked, owner David Lawson brings New York's top chefs to the villa to train his team. Most recently, Mario Batali and six executive chefs from his various Manhattan eateries ― including, Frank Langello from Babbo, Steve Connaughton from Lupa, Dave Pasternack from Esca, Andy Nusser from Casa Mono, Zach Allen of Otto and Mark Ladner from Del Posto ― spent a week at Bon Vivant cooking with the team. Preparation is equally paramount at Bon Vivant. In addition to preparing elaborate meals, the Bon Vivant team has perfected the fine art of dressing the table.
Bon Vivant is located near the prestigious Sandy Lane Beach in St. James Parish, Barbados. A tropical haven for culinary and sports enthusiasts, the 10-room main house and guest villa feature nine bedrooms, each with en suite bath; a 50-foot pool; tennis court; air-conditioned racquetball court; basketball court; children's play area; billiards room; table tennis; fitness room; private beach cabana on Sandy Lane Beach and 14-person staff. Weekly rates at Bon Vivant start at $ 22,500.
For more information on Bon Vivant and other properties marketed by LaCURE Villas, please call toll-free 800-387-2726 from the U.S. and Canada. Worldwide, please call LaCURE at 416-968-2374 or fax at 416-968-9435, or visit the LaCURE Villas website at http://www.lacurevillas.com. High-resolution images are available.
Bon Vivant link: http://www.lacurevillas.com/2_1/villaDetail.aspVillaID=6060
ABOUT LACURE VILLAS
With offices in New York City, Toronto, Florence and Costa Rica, LaCURE Villas offers a portfolio of more than 1,000 private villas, castles, farmhouses and stately homes in 12 countries and on 23 Caribbean islands. A five-year American Express Platinum and Centurion Card Villa Partner, LaCURE is renowned for its extraordinary service and hands-on concierge team. The company's distinguished portfolio includes The Da Vinci Code's Chateau de Villette in Versailles; Betsey Johnson's Betseyville near Zihuatanejo; a Medici-family palazzo on a 1,000-acre estate in Tuscany and Merv Griffin's St. Clerans Manor House in Ireland.
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